This paper provides an analysis of the evolving human rights and equality contexts within which the EU equality and non-discrimination Directives were developed and continue to operate. Part I sets out a theoretical framework for considering the variety of differing conceptions of equality that...

The development of codes of conduct for transnational corporations is considered, particularly those involving human and labour rights. The issue of compliance with such codes is examined through a detailed consideration of the development and operation of the Sullivan and MacBride Principles....

It is now commonplace in many jurisdictions for judges to refer to the decisions of the courts of foreign jurisdictions when interpreting domestic human rights guarantees. But there has also been a persistent undercurrent of scepticism about this trend, and the emergence of a growing debate...