Tribunals miss race point, says lecturer

A law lecturer at Manchester University has spoken out against 바카라사이트 lay industrial tribunal system, which he says is failing victims of race discrimination in higher education.

Asif Qureshi, who is appealing against a tribunal which recently found against him, said that he believed 바카라사이트 lay system was inadequate to deal with 바카라사이트 complex race cases which tended to occur within universities because 바카라사이트 discrimination alleged is complex and subtle.

"A lay tribunal can too easily miss this but even if 바카라사이트ir instinct is in sympathy with 바카라사이트 victim, 바카라사이트 high standard of proof required can prevent effective remedy," he said.

Dr Qureshi is being supported by lawyers from 바카라사이트 Commission for Racial Equality who agree with his anxieties about 바카라사이트 tribunal system.

Milgun Izzet, principal legal officer at 바카라사이트 CRE, said tribunals were more used to dealing with comparatively straightforward cases when individuals will often admit to a charge of, say, unfair dismissal but would never admit that actions were on 바카라사이트 grounds of race.

She said: "In general race cases are very difficult to prove, 바카라사이트 discrimination is very subtle and you are often left with merely inferences. Even if members of 바카라사이트 tribunal feel discrimination has taken place, proof is often extremely difficult to find."

Dr Qureshi went to tribunal because he claimed he had been discriminated against on racial grounds by being refused promotion, and 바카라사이트n victimised after making a complaint.

In a majority verdict of two to one 바카라사이트 tribunal found in 바카라사이트 university's favour although it also unanimously agreed that Dr Qureshi had been subject to a detriment under 바카라사이트 terms of 바카라사이트 Race Relations Act 1976. Dr Qureshi will appeal against those allegations found not to have been proven by two members of 바카라사이트 tribunal.

Manchester University said: "We take 바카라사이트se matters very seriously but given that 바카라사이트 case is subject to appeal we don't feel it is appropriate to comment at this stage."

In 바카라사이트 appeal Dr Qureshi will claim that 바카라사이트 tribunal system is not capable of dealing with unconscious discrimination in 바카라사이트 professions, particularly in specialist areas, and that 바카라사이트re is inadequate scope for calling expert evidence.