Law, Society and Controversy

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Law, Society and Controversy
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4/10/2019

Law, Society and Controversy
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
What Law Says?..............................................................................................................................2
Equality Act of 2010 2
Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 3
Human Rights Act of 1998 3
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 3
Case Studies.....................................................................................................................................4
Case Study 1 4
Case Study 2 5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

Law, Society and Controversy
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Introduction
Law has made for different purposes, one of that is to provide equality to citizens. When a law is
made in a nation, the same is meant to provide the same protection to everyone. All people born
equally and therefore the law is absolute for all of them. Whether it is a punishment or
protection, the law requires treating every person equally irrespective of religion race, color or
any other factor. The equality of law is supported by different legislation and convention. Equal
treatment with everyone is a requirement of law but the situation is not the same in the actual
world. Even after the existence of equality and other legislation, people have to face cases of
discrimination. There are many cases where people did not receive equal treatment before the
law. However, such cases are required to have a look upon in order to justify the actual situation.
The following discussion will be focused on the various laws and case studies in order to check
that whether in actual we all are equal before the law?
What Law Says?
Equality Act of 2010
Equality Act 2010 protects people from discrimination at their workplaces as well as in wider
society. This is one of the most significant equality legislation in the UK as it replaced all the
previous anti-discrimination act of the nation. It replaced nine legislations, which includes
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, the Equal Pay Act 1970 and Disability
Discrimination Act 1995 and other laws of this area. The act defines direct as well as indirect
discrimination. According to this act, direct discrimination is a situation where a person is treated
in a less or more favorable manner in comparison to others when there is no proper and justified
ground of such discrimination. On the other part, indirect discrimination is a situation where