Racial discrimination: a comparative analysis of International and European Legal Framework

Abstract

This article analyses the international and European legal framework regarding the prohibition of racial discrimination. The main hypothesis assumes that the contemporary legal regime on racial discrimination is settled on some basis which could still be used and developed to a greater extent, speciallyfrom the point of view of the evolution of certainjurisprudential standards. The contribution is thus an analysis which would facilitate the strengthening of the pillars of the antidiscriminatory principle and make it posible for the international and European legislation currently in place to be used in a more significant and coherent way.From an overall wiew of the prohibition of racial discrimination, the article comparesthe main legal instruments related to this kind of discrimination. This focus allows us tointerpret the content and scope of the antidiscriminatory principle. To conclude, the article proposes to integrate the most progressive judicial standards in any analysis related to a situation of inequity.