Age discrimination is a highly topical issue in all industrialised societies, against a
background of concerns about shortening working lives and ageing populations in the …

This book contributes to a critical reflection of current legislative and jurisprudential
developments in Non-Discrimination Law, focusing on the European Union. The book is …

This book examines in detail the status of children in the EU. Drawing on a range of
disciplinary perspectives, including the sociology of childhood and human rights discourse …

One of the aims of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is to accord due
recognition to the fact that'the child, by reason of his phsyical and mental immaturity, needs …

Τhe European Union (EU) provides legal guidance and policy coordination for its member
states and represents an additional layer in the political, economic, and social reality faced …

This article compares policy and practices for engaging older people in community life in
Sweden and Australia. Barriers and support for active engagement through paid work, social …

Many countries have responded to the prevailing fiscal and demographic challenges by
introducing measures to extend the workforce participation of older workers. This paper …

This paper presents a critique of both the concept of age equality and of the limited scope it
offers as a means for challenging old-age prejudice. The equality constructs that feature in …

Introduction the closing debate of the First European conference on multidimensional
Equality Law highlighted a concern that EU non-discrimination and equality law may no …

This paper examines the impact of devolution on social welfare for older people and the
associated administration of age equality. Analysis of policy discourse, rights and …