Race judicata: The ban on the use of ethnic and racial statistics in France

Mathias Möschel*

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

Constitutionality of ethnic and racial statistics for research purposes -Principles of indivisibility and equality in Article 1 of the French Constitution -Visible minorities, discrimination and positive action measures -French republican conception of citizenship -Use of the word race -Fear of misuse of ethnic and racial statistics -French alternative of territorial measures Educational and fiscal advantages -Violation of the right to equal access to education -Ghettoisation -Problems in consideration of Directive 2000/43 (the Race Directive)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-217
Number of pages21
JournalEuropean Constitutional Law Review
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Citizenship
  • Conseil constitutionnel
  • Discrimination
  • EC legislation
  • Equality principle
  • European Court of Justice
  • France
  • Minorities
  • Positive action
  • Slovak Constitutional Court

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