Housing has been a key battleground in the fight against racial discrimination. This publication examines the law in relation to issues of housing and race in both the private and the public sector. It places these issues in the broader context of the development of anti-discrimination legislation, outlines the current legislation and examines its impact in relation to owner occupation, public housing, housing association tenancies and private lets. Throughout, the book emphasizes the practical impact of the various legislative programmes, and discusses the responses of the principal institutions, from government departments to the Commission for Racial Equality and Community Relations Councils. It contrasts developments in the USA, from which legislation is largely derived, and argues a case for a new approach to enforcement.

With integration at the forefront of the European agenda, the importance of national identity and ethnic heritage has become the object of focused attention. This timely book provides a critical examination of current anti-discrimination law and policy relating to race in a selection of the EU member states. It also discusses provisions and developments likely to result from the creation of a unified Europe as well as the relevance of international and regional treaty obligations.