This course offers an introduction to the legal framework and jurisprudence of anti-discrimination law in the international and European context, with a special emphasis on the evolution, structure, and procedural aspects of European legal protection. Students will become familiar with the key concepts and principles of non-discrimination law, the relevant case law of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, and the institutional development of the field. The course places particular emphasis on understanding the legal categories of discrimination (such as direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, segregation, and victimisation) and their practical application in legal reasoning and decision-making.
Alongside the legal focus, the course invites students to reflect on the broader social context in which anti-discrimination law operates. Drawing on key findings from social psychology and sociology—on stereotypes, prejudice, and systemic disadvantage—students will engage with cases and examples that reveal how law interacts with social hierarchies and contested identities. While no empirical research is required, students will be encouraged to bring in comparative examples from their own social or legal backgrounds to enrich class discussion and foster a deeper, context-sensitive understanding of legal responses to inequality.
- Tanár: Kiss Valéria Dr. (FMBKRQ)