The Principle of Equality in EU Law

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This book provides a comprehensive and updated legal analysis of the equality principle in EU law. To this end, it argues for a broad definition of the principle, which includes not only its inter-individual dimension, but also the equality of the Member States before the EU Treaties. The book presents a collection of high-quality academic and expert contributions, which, in light of the most recent developments in implementing the post-Lisbon legal framework, reflect the current interpretation of the equality principle, examining its performance in practice with a view to suggesting possible solutions in order to overcome recurring problems. To this end the volume is divided into three Parts, the first of which addresses a peculiar aspect of the EU equality that is mostly overlooked in the investigations devoted to this topic, namely, equality among States. Part II shifts to the inter-individual dimension of equality and explores some major developments contributing to (re)shaping the global framework of EU anti-discrimination law, while Part III undertakes a more practical investigation devoted to the substantive strands of that area of EU law. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Principle of Equality Among Member States of the European Union (Lucia Serena Rossi)....Pages 3-42 Equality Among Member States and Differentiated Integration in the EU (Jan Wouters, Pierre Schmitt)....Pages 43-82 The Acknowledgment of the Direct Effect of EU International Agreements: Does Legal Equality Still Matter? (Federico Casolari)....Pages 83-129 Front Matter ....Pages 131-131 The Procedural and Institutional Dimension of EU Anti-discrimination Law (Elise Muir, Bruno de Witte)....Pages 133-149 Lessons from the Recent Case Law of the EU Court of Justice on the Principle of Non-discrimination (Florence Benoît-Rohmer)....Pages 151-166 Differentiating Equality? The Different Advancements in the Protected Grounds in the Case Law of the European Court of Justice (Giovanni Zaccaroni)....Pages 167-195 Front Matter ....Pages 197-197 Equality for Citizens in the EU: Where Did All the Flowers Go? (Alison McDonnell)....Pages 199-228 Access to Healthcare in the European Union: Are EU Patients (Effectively) Protected Against Discriminatory Practices? (Giacomo Di Federico)....Pages 229-253 Reverse Discrimination in EU Law: An Internal Market Perspective (Elisa Ambrosini)....Pages 255-279 Human Trafficking, Equality, and Access to Victims’ Rights (Marco Borraccetti)....Pages 281-293 Back Matter ....Pages 295-316