This book discusses the salience of the caste question in UK law. It provides the background to how the caste provision came into the Equality Act 2010 and how it was reinforced in 2013, and analyses the various interests that played a role in getting caste into law.

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Queen Mary, University of London, UK

Prakash Shah

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Prakash Shah is Reader in Culture and Law and Director of GLOCUL: Centre for Culture and Law at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He teaches Cultural Diversity and Law, Comparative Law and Migration Law and is interested in researching how cultural differences matter for law and legal systems.

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Book Title: Against Caste in British Law
Book Subtitle: A Critical Perspective on the Caste Discrimination Provision in the Equality Act 2010
Authors: Prakash Shah
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-57119-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57118-2Published: 01 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57119-9Published: 01 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 127
Topics: Crime and Society, Law, general, Ethnicity Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Intellectuals and the Indian Traditions

Religion, Caste and Race: The Moral Basis of Anti-Caste Legislation

Equality and Human Rights Commission Reports on Caste

Caste Discrimination Legislation: Implications for Business, Employers and Organizations

Caste and Continuing Foreign Interference in India’s Internal Affairs

Is Caste Already Part of UK Equality Law?

Conclusion

Back Matter

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