Published
Sep 22, 2022Page count
204 pagesISBN
978-1529223781Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 22, 2022Page count
204 pagesISBN
978-1529223798Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 22, 2022Page count
204 pagesISBN
978-1529223798Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Combatting Disability Harassment at Work
Persons with disabilities report high levels of harassment worldwide, often based on intersectional characteristics such as race, gender and age. However, while #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter have highlighted ongoing experiences of sexual and racial harassment, disability harassment has received little attention.
This book focuses on legal measures to combat disability harassment at work. It sets disability harassment in its international context, including its human rights framework, and confronts the lack of empirical information by evaluating the Irish legal framework in practice.
It explores the capacity of the law to address intersectional harassment, particularly that faced by women with disabilities, and outlines the barriers to effective legal solutions.
“This is an innovative contribution to an under-researched area. It makes important links between developments at the international and domestic level, how law is used in practice, and how intersectionality might advance our understanding of disability harassment.” Alysia Blackham, University of Melbourne
"This original and perceptive book deserves praise for raising awareness of disability harassment. Its blend of comparative legal analysis and in-depth case study yields valuable insights for law and policy." Mark Bell, Trinity College Dublin
Lucy-Ann Buckley is Full Professor of Commercial Law and Head of the School of Law at the National University of Limerick
1. Introduction
2. The Human Rights Framework
3. Barriers to Effective National Implementation
4. Disability Harassment in Ireland
5. The Irish Legal Framework in Practice
6. Meeting the Global Challenge: Lessons From Experience
7. Conclusion
