Petersen Lab

University of Muenster

Nordrhein-Westfalen (DEA) · Germany

ERC-funded
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ERC Consolidator Grant · 2018

CORRECTING INEQUALITY THROUGH LAW: HOW COURTS CONCEPTUALIZE EQUALITY IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL JURISPRUDENCE

Equality is one of the main political concerns of our time. Rising economic inequality is often cited as a major reason for the recent rise of political populism. But economic inequality is not the only problem. Inequalities based on gender, race or nationality are also major issues in the contemporary discussion. While most commentators discuss political solutions, the proposed research project analyzes the contributions that courts can make to correct inequalities. Norms protecting equality form part of all major national and international human rights instruments. However, the meaning of equality is fundamentally contested. There is no agreement on what equality exactly means or entails.…

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