A Legal Study of Multiple Discrimination in Employment

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380082
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social law
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: ASAKURA Mutsuko 早稲田大学, 法学学術院(法務研究科・法務教育研究センター), 教授 (80128561)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 複合差別 / 雇用差別禁止法 / マイノリティ女性 / 性差別 / イギリス平等法 / 女性差別撤廃条約

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to clarify the effectiveness of correcting and redressing cumulative discriminations in the field of employment which the anti-multiple discrimination provision possesses, I studied legislative trends and case doctrines over recent employment discrimination in the UK, EU and Japan.
These researches show that the Equality Act 2010 in the UK does make express provision for discrimination on more than one ground and it is effective in correcting various discriminations. A framework for recognition of multiple forms of discrimination becomes a key part of the comprehensive discrimination legislation.

Free Research Field

労働法・ジェンダー法