Equality's Guardians
how courts conceptualize equal protection and non-discrimination guarantees
$364.32
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2025
Summary
Equality’s Guardians: A Comparative Analysis of Constitutional Case Law
Equality’s Guardians offers a comparative analysis of constitutional equality case law from apex courts across 18 jurisdictions worldwide, including key international human rights treaties. This book aims to map various courts’ diverse equality case law, revealing a richer comparative picture than the commonly discussed non-discrimination model prevalent in common law jurisdictions.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198961093 |
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| ISBN-10: | 019896109X |
| Author: | Niels Petersen |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 657g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Niels Petersen
Niels Petersen is Professor of Public Law, International Law, and EU Law at the University of Münster. He holds an MA in Quantitative Methods from Columbia University and a PhD in Law from Goethe University in Frankfurt. His research focuses on comparative constitutional law, constitutional rights and international human rights, constitutional theory, and the use of social science methods in legal research. He is the author of the book Proportionality and Judicial Activism (2017) and was the Principal Investigator of the ERC Consolidator Grant project.
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