FIRST CLASS (Thursday, 22 November, 16:00-17:30) U36

1.1. Organizational Issues

• Subject & course structure – Readings - Class participation: advantages - Exam

1.2. Evolution of EU non-discrimination law

• Rome Treaty [1957] - Sex and nationality: their political and economic aspects -Defrenne [1976] saga - Maastricht [1992], Amsterdam [1997] and Lisbon [2012] Treaties - Art. 19 TFEU and secondary law - General principle of equal treatment

1.3. Major vocabulary of non-discrimination law

• Formal / substantial equality - Direct / indirect discrimination - Positive discrimination / affirmative action - Relevant comparator - Harassment - Victimization - Intersectional discrimination