Abstract

This chapter examines how Parliament's use of language affects individual rights. Focusing on cases pertaining to the Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, it investigates how the provision of rights is affected by indeterminate legislation and how indeterminacies in anti-discrimination and equality laws have undermined the effectiveness of policy. The chapter first explains the theory and research design, the distinction between anti-discrimination law and equality law, and changes in the language of both laws. It then discusses the results of discourse analyses, conducted for all 870 sections of primary legislation pertaining to anti-discrimination and equality enacted since 1900. Legislative language was found to have a significant effect on both the desirability and feasibility of indeterminate legislation.

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