Discrimination as stigma: a theory of anti-discrimination law

Introduction -- Stigma -- Legal protection from discrimination -- Stigma and litigation -- The anti-stigma principle -- Public action to combat discrimination -- Stigma, synergy and intersectionality -- Legal protection against "fattism" -- Tattoos : beyond anti-discrimination law?

Introduction -- Stigma -- Legal protection from discrimination -- Stigma and litigation -- The anti-stigma principle -- Public action to combat discrimination -- Stigma, synergy and intersectionality -- Legal protection against "fattism" -- Tattoos : beyond anti-discrimination law?

Preface -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Introduction -- I. Construction of the Anti-stigma Principle -- II. Application of the Anti-stigma Principle -- 1 -- Stigma -- I. Defining Stigma -- II. Erwin Goffman and Stigma -- III. The Process of Stigmatisation -- IV. Developments in the Theory of Stigma -- V. Power -- VI. Conclusion -- 2 -- Legal Protection from Discrimination -- I. Introduction -- II. Equality and Inequality in Political Philosophy -- III. The Anti-discrimination Principle in International Law -- IV. Closed Lists -- V. Open Lists -- VI. Dignity, Immutability and the Anti-discrimination Principle -- VII. The Limits of Dignity -- VIII. The Idea of Immutability -- IX. Conclusion -- 3 -- Stigma and Litigation -- I. Goffman in Legal Scholarship -- II. Litigation in Europe -- III. Conclusion -- 4 -- The Anti-stigma Principle -- I. Linking Interpersonal and Structural Stigma -- II. Models of Stigma and Public Health -- III. The Discrimination Virus -- IV. Conclusion -- 5 -- Public Action to Combat Discrimination -- I. Tackling a Public Health Virus: The Ebola Outbreak of 2014 -- II. The Transmission of Stigma -- III. Positive Action and the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) -- IV. Public Action to Tackle the Virus of Discrimination -- V. Conclusion -- 6 -- Stigma, Synergy and Intersectionality -- I. Understanding Intersectional Discrimination -- II. Categorisation in Anti-discrimination Law -- III. Addressing Intersectional Discrimination -- IV. Applying Intersectional Discrimination -- V. Conclusion -- 7 -- Legal Protection Against "Fattism" -- I. The Application of the Anti-stigma Principle -- II. Weight-based Stigma and Discrimination -- III. Fat Phobia and Anti-discrimination Law -- IV. Conclusion -- 8 -- Tattoos-Beyond Anti-discrimination Law? -- I. Appearance at Work