Indirect Discrimination and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Indirect Discrimination and the COVID-19 Pandemic: February 2021 Workshop Proceedings Working Paper 21-003

Harvard Law School Human Rights Program Working Papers

95 Pages Posted: 4 Sep 2021 Last revised: 7 Sep 2021

Date Written: August 27, 2021

Abstract

This Report presents a summary of the discussion at a workshop that explored in a comparative and cross-disciplinary manner the phenomenon of indirect discrimination (or practices with discriminatory impact) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants included academics, advocates, and mandate holders in the United Nations and regional human rights systems. The discussion included the theory and practice of antidiscrimination norms and alternative framings for analyzing the same harms, in contexts of judicial, legal, and political strategy.

Keywords: Discrimination, Equality, Sexual orientation, Gender identity, Human Rights, Public Health, Pandemic, COVID-19, Intersectionality

Suggested Citation

Neuman, Gerald L., Indirect Discrimination and the COVID-19 Pandemic (August 27, 2021). Indirect Discrimination and the COVID-19 Pandemic: February 2021 Workshop Proceedings Working Paper 21-003, Harvard Law School Human Rights Program Working Papers , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3916537

Gerald L. Neuman (Contact Author)

Harvard Law School ( email )

1575 Massachusetts
Hauser 406
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

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