Diverging doctrine, converging outcomes: evaluating age discrimination law in the United Kingdom and the United States

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Bisom-Rapp, S. and Sargeant, M. 2013. Diverging doctrine, converging outcomes: evaluating age discrimination law in the United Kingdom and the United States. Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. 44 (3), pp. 717-770.
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TitleDiverging doctrine, converging outcomes: evaluating age discrimination law in the United Kingdom and the United States
AuthorsBisom-Rapp, S. and Sargeant, M.
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This article compares age discrimination law in the United Kingdom and the United States to discern convergences, and divergences in legal doctrine, the law's normative underpinnings, and societal outcomes.

PublisherLoyola University Chicago School of Law
JournalLoyola University Chicago Law Journal
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