This module examines the economic and social causes of discrimination in employment, the meaning of the concepts of 'equality' and 'discrimination', and the substantive UK and EC Law concerning discrimination on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, racial or ethnic origin, disability, genetic inheritance, religion or belief, and age. Particular emphasis is placed on the impact of EC Law on the development of UK anti-discrimination law, on the difficulties of applying and enforcing anti-discrimination laws, and on future directions in discrimination law. This module carries 40 M-level credits.