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Rethinking Colorblind State Action: A Thought Experiment On Racial Preferences, Michele Goodwin, Nevin Gewertz
Rethinking Colorblind State Action: A Thought Experiment On Racial Preferences, Michele Goodwin, Nevin Gewertz
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
A Proposed Transjudicial Approach To S. 15(2) Charter Adjudication, Vanita Goela
A Proposed Transjudicial Approach To S. 15(2) Charter Adjudication, Vanita Goela
Dalhousie Law Journal
Canada and India are both pluralistic democracies with diverse populations. Both countries have drafted constitutional provisions which enshrine equality rights and permit affirmative action. In India, various disadvantaged groups receive special protection from the Constitution of India, such as the Other Backward Classes (OBC). The Supreme Court of India has held that States and the Central government must identify the "creamy layer" within the OBC category so that reservations target members who are most in need. Otherwise, the OBC category is overinclusive. The creamy layer includes those who are socially and economically advanced and who no longer require the benefits …
Antidiscrimination Law In The Workplace: Moving Beyond The Impasse, Dale Larson
Antidiscrimination Law In The Workplace: Moving Beyond The Impasse, Dale Larson
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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Determining The (In)Determinable: Race In Brazil And The United States, D. Wendy Greene
Determining The (In)Determinable: Race In Brazil And The United States, D. Wendy Greene
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
In recent years, the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, So Paulo, and Mato Grasso du Sol have implemented race-conscious affirmative action programs in higher education. These states established admissions quotas in public universities for Afro-Brazilians or afrodescendentes. As a result, determining who is "Black'' has become a complex yet important undertaking in Brazil. Scholars and the general public alike have claimed that the determination of Blackness in Brazil is different than in the United States; determining Blackness in the United States is allegedly a simpler task than in Brazil. In Brazil it is widely acknowledged that most Brazilians are …