Exploring the key legal issues in combating race discrimination, Race Matters provides readers with a detailed understanding of the issue of inequality. At its heart is an aim to increase the likelihood of achieving racial equality at both the national and international levels - in so doing it examines the primary role of legislation and its impact on the court process. It also discusses the two most important trade agreements of our day - the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union Treaty - in a historical and compelling analysis of racial discrimination. By providing a detailed examination of the relationship between race and the law, the book will be an important resource for those concerned with equality.

Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter is a practising attorney. She has written widely on various aspects of inequality and the law from an international perspective.

Chapter 1 Introduction to Race Matters; Chapter 2 Race Matters in Race Relations; Chapter 3 Race Matters in the United Nations; Chapter 4 Race Matters in Australia and New Zealand; Chapter 5 Race Matters in Africa and South Africa; Chapter 6 Race Matters in Canada, Mexico and the United States; Chapter 7 Race Matters in the North American Free Trade Agreement; Chapter 8 Race Matters in the United Kingdom and Ireland; Chapter 9 Race Matters in the European Union; Chapter 10 Conclusion to Race Matters;