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A Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination (eBook)

Stuart Goosey

ISBN13: 9781509933778

Published: January 2021

Publisher: Hart Publishing

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This book provides a comprehensive theory of age discrimination that can guide the direct and indirect age discrimination provisions of the Equality Act 2010. The Act holds that unequal treatment on the grounds of age and measures that are on their face age-neutral but have the effect of disadvantaging particular age groups are lawful only if the treatment can be shown either to be a 'proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim' or if the treatment fits into a specifically prescribed exception. In this way, the proportionality test distinguishes justified and unjustified age-differential treatment with only the former legally permissible.

This book outlines and defends a pluralist theory of age discrimination that assists in making the distinction between justified and unjustified age-differential treatment. The theory identifies the principles that explain when and why age-differential treatment wrongs people and the principles that can justify this treatment. It is a pluralist theory because it recognises that age-differential treatment can wrong people for a number of different, overlapping reasons, and these different reasons should inform how we apply age discrimination law. The pluralist approach to age discrimination theory can improve legal reasoning in age discrimination cases by articulating the relevant principles and competing interests that are at stake in age discrimination claims.

In constructing the theory, the book adopts the reflective equilibrium method. This requires that we examine our initial moral beliefs about age discrimination by seeking coherence with beliefs we have about similar moral and philosophical issues and revising the initial beliefs as a result of challenges to them. In applying this method, the book identifies the following five principles to form a pluralist theory of age discrimination: equality of opportunity, social equality, respect, autonomy and efficiency.

Subjects:: Discrimination Law, eBooks

Contents:: 1. Introduction; I. Age as a Protected Characteristic; II. The Value of a Theory of Age Discrimination; III. Rejecting Unitary Theories of Discrimination; IV. Towards a Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination; V. The Scope of this Book; VI. Possible Objections to Courts and Tribunals Using a Theory of Age Discrimination in Adjudication; VII. The Reflective Equilibrium Method; VIII. Criticism of Reflective Equilibrium; IX. The Limitations of Reflective Equilibrium; X. The Structure of this Book; 2. The Legal Context; I. The Structure of Age Discrimination Law; II. Proportionality as Moral Reasoning; III. The Possible Implications on Age Discrimination Law of the UK Exiting the European Union; IV. The Proportionality Test in UK Age Discrimination Cases; V. Conclusion; 3. Equality Principles; I. A Starting Point for Understanding Equality; II. Strict Equality of Outcome; III. Equality of Opportunity; IV. Choice and Moral Responsibility; V. Problems with equality of Opportunity; VI. Social Equality; VII. Equality of What?; VIII. Conclusion; 4. The Wrongs of Discrimination; I. Rejecting Unitary Theories of Discrimination; II. Explaining the Wrong of Discrimination; III. Conclusion; 5. Forming a Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination; I. A Background Theory of Age and Ageing; II. The Efficiency Value of Age-Based Social Organisation; III. Age Discrimination and Equality of Opportunity; IV. Age Discrimination and Social Equality; V. Autonomy and Age Discrimination; VI. Age Discrimination and Disrespect; VII. Conclusion; 6. Legislative History of Age Discrimination Law and Its Relevance to Interpreting and Applying the Equality Act 2010; I. The Legality of Using Legislative History in Adjudication; II. Legislative History of Age Discrimination Law; III. Using the Legislative History as Aids in Adjudication; IV. Evaluating the Approach to Age Discrimination Revealed in the Legislative History; V. Conclusion; 7. The Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination and Age Discrimination Claims; I. A Preliminary Account of How the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination can Assist Age Discrimination Claims; Stage 1: Does the Impugned Treatment Engage the Direct or Indirect Age Discrimination Provisions?; Stage 2: Is the Impugned Treatment Suitable for Achieving a Legitimate Aim?; Stage 3: Is the Treatment Necessary to Achieve the Legitimate Aim?; Stage 4: Is the Seriousness of the Interference with the Claimant’s Interests Proportionate to the Benefits Gained in Pursuit of the Legitimate Aim; II. Visual Representation of the Four Stages of Settling Age Discrimination Claims; III. Comparing and Contrasting the Approach of the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination to the Approach Adopted by the UK Cases; A. Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes; B. Lockwood v Department of Work and Pensions & Anor; C. White v Ministry of Justice; D. Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire; E. Woodcock v Cumbria Primary Care Trust; IV. Conclusion; 8. Healthcare Rationing and the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination; I. NICE’s Anti-discrimination Duties under the Equality Act 2010; II. NICE’s Use of the QALY Method can Engage the Indirect Age Discrimination Provisions; III. The Proportionality of the QALY Method; Stage 1: Does the QALY Method Pursue a Legitimate Aim?; Stage 2: Is the QALY Method Necessary to Achieve the Legitimate Aim?; Stage 3: Is the Gain in Efficiency Secured by the QALY Method Enough to Justify the Disadvantaging Impact; of the QALY Method on Older People?; IV. Conclusion; 9. Conclusion; I. Summary of the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination; II. How the Pluralist Theory Assists in Age Discrimination Claims; III. The Role of Moral Reasoning in Adjudication; IV. How I Arrived at the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination; V. The Value and Limitations of Reflective Equilibrium as a Method for Investigating Legal Issues; VI. The Implications for the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination for Understanding the Concept of Discrimination More Generally; VII. The Usefulness of the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination in Relation to Systems Other than the UK; VIII. The Value of the Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination for Identifying which Grounds should be Protected under Discrimination Law; IX. The Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination and Political Debate"