THE GOODS AND SERVICES DIRECTIVE: LIMITATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Eugenia?Caracciolo?Di?TorellaEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Centre for European Law and Integration Faculty of Law, The University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK |
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Abstract: | The Goods and Services Directive adopted in December 2004 is the very first European Community instrument to implement the
principle of gender equality outside the workplace. As such it has the potential to close an important gap in European Union
law. This note, however, contends that the limited scope of application of the Directive, together with doubts surrounding
its legal base and position within the overall gender equality framework of the Union, have significantly undermined its potential.
Nevertheless, it is suggested that for the future, should these criticisms be adequately addressed, then the Directive may
provide an important platform for the wider diffusion of the gender equality principle beyond the sphere of European employment
law.
Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the
access to and supply of goods and services OJ L373 (2004) 37 |
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Keywords: | direct and indirect discrimination gender equality goods and services insurance |
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