Martin Macewen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1266301 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Macewen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Macewen |
| SIGNATURE | MACEWEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Edinburgh College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Employment Equity in the Tertiary Education Sector in the Western Cape
This article seeks to summarise some important issues arising from a recent report from the Department of Mercantile Law at Stellenbosch University into employment equity in the tertiary sector. 2 The Employment Equity Act 1998 had been introduced as a key vehicle for transforming the largely white and male character of the middle and senior tiers of the South African workforce as a product of discrimination during the apartheid era. The report a…
Employment Equity
The purpose of this paper is to explore what substantive measures have been adopted by one institution in the tertiary education sector, namely the University of Stellenbosch, with what results and with what broader implications for transformation. The importance of tertiary education, access to which was minimal for disadvantaged groups under apartheid, is in providing economic and social empowerment. It therefore plays a pivotal role in the pro…
A New Framework for Tackling Institutional Racism in Scottish Housing Rights
This paper outlines the new framework emerging under a devolved Scottish Parliament to monitor and review the provision of housing with particular reference to racial discrimination and disadvantage. The broader context of housing rights reflected in international and regional obligations is described as well as the influence of the Council of Europe and the European Union. The housing circumstances of ethnic minority communities is established a…
Racial Harassment
This article examines the core legislation tackling racial harassment in the UK with particular reference to the position in Scotland but within the context of UK and international law. The additional provisions introduced in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 for England and Wales and for Scotland are thus placed within a broader framework and an assessment of their cumulative impact gauged. The role played by public agencies including the Commissi…
Racial Grounds
This paper examines the meaning of ‘Racial Grounds’ in terms of legal definition and also the social implications which may stem from this. The UK legislation against racial discrimination shares some terminology with international and regional conventions and treaties but a broader definition is frequently extended to the latter. The UK definition of racial discrimination includes ‘race, colour, nationality and ethnic or national origin’. These …
Barclays Bank Plc v Kapur and Others
Promoting Equal Opportunity
The purpose of this article is to outline the variety of roles and functions of enforcement agencies established in Australasia and the UK to promote antidiscrimination law on the grounds of race. Given the range of agencies involved and the differing circumstances in which they are placed, firm conclusions regarding their relative effectiveness are difficult to draw. However, the article attempts to identify some common issues and approaches. Th…
Anti-Discrimination law in Great Britain
The aim of this article is to provide a bird's eye view of racial discrimination law in Britain. This approach is to facilitate the exploration of comparisons with other contributors to this issue in their examination of law and practice elsewhere.While there is some reference to detail it is primarily by way of illustration with the main focus being on structural issues. The reader is asked to forgive some oversimplification for that purpose
Books
Camilla Palmer, Discrimination at Work: The Law on Sex and Race Discrimination, 2nd edition London: Legal Action Group, 1992, 353 pp., n.p., p.b. Malcolm Cross (Ed.), Ethnic minorities and industrial change in Europe and North America Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, 341 pp, £35.00 cloth Richard Skellington with Paulette Morris, ’Race’ in Britain Today London: Sage Publications, 1992,168 pp., £9.99 p.b. May Opiz, Katharina Oguntoye an…
US fair housing and anti‐discrimination law
This article outlines the major US federal legislation, and the case law determining its application, relating to equal access to public and private housing. It highlights certain strengths in the law in its application and in the remedies available as a basis for comparison, principally with the UK experience. While acknowledging that a general overview is an incomplete basis from which to draw conclusions, particularly in the light of significa…
Homelessness, race and law
Legal obligations were placed on local authorities to house the homeless from the inception of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977. By reason of the Race Relations Act 1976 these obligations must be met in a non‐discriminatory fashion. This article highlights facets of contemporary practice relating to the interpretation of the homelessness provisions, and identifies changes which have, or are likely to have, an adverse impact on ethnic minor…
Racial incidents, council housing and the law
This paper reviews the legal remedies now available to local housing authorities in Britain relevant to the control of racial harassment in public housing. It depicts the policy framework within which such housing authorities determine administrative and legal action in their area by reference, in particular, to the Home Affairs Committee Report on Harrassment and argues the case for new legal provisions and a multi‐agency approach as part of a b…
Race relations in Scotland
Race relations in Scotland
US fair housing and anti‐discrimination law
This article outlines the major US federal legislation, and the case law determining its application, relating to equal access to public and private housing. It highlights certain strengths in the law in its application and in the remedies available as a basis for comparison, principally with the UK experience. While acknowledging that a general overview is an incomplete basis from which to draw conclusions, particularly in the light of significa…
Racial incidents, council housing and the law
This paper reviews the legal remedies now available to local housing authorities in Britain relevant to the control of racial harassment in public housing. It depicts the policy framework within which such housing authorities determine administrative and legal action in their area by reference, in particular, to the Home Affairs Committee Report on Harrassment and argues the case for new legal provisions and a multi‐agency approach as part of a b…
Race relations in Scotland
Racial incidents, council housing and the law
This paper reviews the legal remedies now available to local housing authorities in Britain relevant to the control of racial harassment in public housing. It depicts the policy framework within which such housing authorities determine administrative and legal action in their area by reference, in particular, to the Home Affairs Committee Report on Harrassment and argues the case for new legal provisions and a multi‐agency approach as part of a b…
Homelessness, race and law
Legal obligations were placed on local authorities to house the homeless from the inception of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977. By reason of the Race Relations Act 1976 these obligations must be met in a non‐discriminatory fashion. This article highlights facets of contemporary practice relating to the interpretation of the homelessness provisions, and identifies changes which have, or are likely to have, an adverse impact on ethnic minor…
US fair housing and anti‐discrimination law
This article outlines the major US federal legislation, and the case law determining its application, relating to equal access to public and private housing. It highlights certain strengths in the law in its application and in the remedies available as a basis for comparison, principally with the UK experience. While acknowledging that a general overview is an incomplete basis from which to draw conclusions, particularly in the light of significa…
Books
Camilla Palmer, Discrimination at Work: The Law on Sex and Race Discrimination, 2nd edition London: Legal Action Group, 1992, 353 pp., n.p., p.b. Malcolm Cross (Ed.), Ethnic minorities and industrial change in Europe and North America Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, 341 pp, £35.00 cloth Richard Skellington with Paulette Morris, ’Race’ in Britain Today London: Sage Publications, 1992,168 pp., £9.99 p.b. May Opiz, Katharina Oguntoye an…
Anti-Discrimination law in Great Britain
The aim of this article is to provide a bird's eye view of racial discrimination law in Britain. This approach is to facilitate the exploration of comparisons with other contributors to this issue in their examination of law and practice elsewhere.While there is some reference to detail it is primarily by way of illustration with the main focus being on structural issues. The reader is asked to forgive some oversimplification for that purpose
Promoting Equal Opportunity
The purpose of this article is to outline the variety of roles and functions of enforcement agencies established in Australasia and the UK to promote antidiscrimination law on the grounds of race. Given the range of agencies involved and the differing circumstances in which they are placed, firm conclusions regarding their relative effectiveness are difficult to draw. However, the article attempts to identify some common issues and approaches. Th…
Barclays Bank Plc v Kapur and Others
Racial Grounds
This paper examines the meaning of ‘Racial Grounds’ in terms of legal definition and also the social implications which may stem from this. The UK legislation against racial discrimination shares some terminology with international and regional conventions and treaties but a broader definition is frequently extended to the latter. The UK definition of racial discrimination includes ‘race, colour, nationality and ethnic or national origin’. These …
Racial Harassment
This article examines the core legislation tackling racial harassment in the UK with particular reference to the position in Scotland but within the context of UK and international law. The additional provisions introduced in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 for England and Wales and for Scotland are thus placed within a broader framework and an assessment of their cumulative impact gauged. The role played by public agencies including the Commissi…
A New Framework for Tackling Institutional Racism in Scottish Housing Rights
This paper outlines the new framework emerging under a devolved Scottish Parliament to monitor and review the provision of housing with particular reference to racial discrimination and disadvantage. The broader context of housing rights reflected in international and regional obligations is described as well as the influence of the Council of Europe and the European Union. The housing circumstances of ethnic minority communities is established a…
Employment Equity
The purpose of this paper is to explore what substantive measures have been adopted by one institution in the tertiary education sector, namely the University of Stellenbosch, with what results and with what broader implications for transformation. The importance of tertiary education, access to which was minimal for disadvantaged groups under apartheid, is in providing economic and social empowerment. It therefore plays a pivotal role in the pro…
Employment Equity in the Tertiary Education Sector in the Western Cape
This article seeks to summarise some important issues arising from a recent report from the Department of Mercantile Law at Stellenbosch University into employment equity in the tertiary sector. 2 The Employment Equity Act 1998 had been introduced as a key vehicle for transforming the largely white and male character of the middle and senior tiers of the South African workforce as a product of discrimination during the apartheid era. The report a…
Law (13 works) · Political science (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (10 works) · Discrimination and Equality Law (7 works) · Economics (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (4 works) · Law and economics (4 works)