TY - CONF A1 - Carlson, Laura T1 - Critical race theory in a swedish context T2 - 25th IVR World Congress: Law, Science and Technology Frankfurt am Main 15–20 August 2011 ; Paper Series ; 051 N2 - Race has been a term avoided in the Swedish debates, while at the same time, protections with respect to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race or ethnic origins have not been vigilantly upheld by the courts. This paper looks at the treatment of race by the Swedish legislature, as well as the treatment by the courts, specifically the Labour Court, with respect to claims of unlawful discrimination in employment on the basis of ethnic origins, against the background of Critical Race Theory. The disparities between the intent of the legislature and the outcome of the cases brought to the Swedish courts can be in least in part explained through the lens of Critical Race Theory, particularly with respect to the liberal approach taken by the courts when applying the law. T3 - 25th IVR World Congress: Law, Science and Technology Frankfurt am Main 15–20 August 2011 ; Paper Series - 051 KW - "Critical Race Theory” KW - discrimination KW - race KW - “ethnic origins” KW - Swedish Labour Court KW - Sweden Y1 - 2012 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/24909 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-249093 PB - Goethe-Univ. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -