Abstract
This article will examine the use and treatment of race in the legal systems of several countries, including the use of racial categories in case law, statutes, and constitutional texts and the influence of racial politics on the development of law. It will address the historical use of racial criteria for immigration and naturalization, racial apartheid, and ‘Jim Crow’ laws. It will also discuss statutory and constitutional prohibitions against racial discrimination, legal and policy initiatives to promote racial integration, and contemporary debates surrounding affirmative action and racial categories. The article will compare and contrast the laws of the various nations whenever relevant comparison is useful and will attempt within the limitations imposed by length to provide a snapshot of the development of the legal treatment of race worldwide.
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