Part 1 Civil rights models: an allegorical critique of the United States civil rights model, Derrick Bell; have 25 years of the Race Relations Acts in Britain been a failure?, Bob Hepple; the effectiveness of strategic enforcement of the Race Relations Act 1976, Mary Coussey; proof and evidence of discrimination, Geoffrey Bindman; the effectiveness of equality law remedies - a European Community law perspective, Barry Fitzpatrick; fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland, Jim Knox and Joe O'Hara. Part 2 Theories and interactions: from individual to group?, Nicola Lacey; race discrimination - the limits of market equality?, Erika Szyszczak; private activities an personal autonomy - at the margins of anti-discrimination law, John Gardner; the limits of legal, cultural and religious pluralism, Sebastian Poulter; legislating for a multi-faith society - some problems of special treatment, Jonathan Montgomery; the interaction of race and gender, Sandra Fredman and Erika Szyszczak; cultural diversity and racial discrimination in employment selection, Tariq Modood; ageism and legal control, Trevor Buck. Part 3 Positive discrimination and affirmative action: a case for positive discrimination, Bhikhu Parekh; can reverse discrimination be justified?, Gwyneth Pitt; the Indian experience and its lessons for Britain, Werner F. Menski; positive discrimination in Malaysia - a cautionary tale for the United Kingdom, Edward Phillips; tackling discrimination positively in Britain, Vera Sacks; equality and affirmative action in constitution-making - the Southern African case, Paseko Ncholo. Part 4 Looking ahead: teaching and research - where should we be going?, Susan Atkins; racial inequality, public policy and the law - where are we going?, Laurence Lustgarten.