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2 Int'l J. Discrimination & L. 1 (1996-1997)

handle is hein.journals/ijdisclw2 and id is 1 raw text is: International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 1996, Vol. 2, pp. 1-2 1358-2291/96 $10 © 1996 A B Academic Publishers. Printed in Great Britain EDITORIAL In this issue the focus is primarily on South Africa and Northern Ire- land. Eugenia Date-Bah reviews the work of the ILO Inter- Departmental Project on Equality for Women in Employment. The aim of the project is to develop a framework for gender equality policy, enhance the relevance of legal measures and to generate ways of assessing and measuring differences. So far policies have been fragmentary. What is required is a strong supportive legislative framework and enforcement mechanism. Gender-sensitive labour market and training policies need to be developed. The insights from the Project are of particular relevance to South Africa and the whole southern African sub-region. She stresses the importance of a pro- active gender equality policy and emphasizes the role of the ILO in providing assistance and advice. Linda Human examines recent debates on affirmative action in South Africa. She offers a conceptual analysis of affirmative action in the South African context and considers how legislation might be drafted, implemented and used and examines the possible role of an Equal Opportunities Commission. The problems with voluntary approaches are considered. She defines affirmative action and con- siders the legislative requirements arising from such a definition as well as theoretical and practical problems. Jane Winter reviews the protection of human rights in Northern Ireland in the context of the peace process. She is critical of parties engaged in the peace process because of their failure to understand the crucial role of human rights as an instrument of progress and their failure to take human rights seriously. Her discussion includes a consideration of the emergency laws, the treatment of political prisoners and problems with policing. While Jane Winter sees human rights as crucial to the peace process, Christine Bell focuses on social justice in the light of the forthcoming review of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 by the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights, which is due for completion in 1996. The Review included commis- sioning of research, holding seminars and receiving submissions. Bell uses the submission of the Committee on the Administration of Just- ice, to suggest issues which should be addressed by the Fair Employ- ment Review. She scrutinizes the background to the Fair Employ- ment Act and ways of assessing fair employment policies. She stresses the importance of articulating concepts of equality underpin- ning anti-discrimination measures and the need to approach religious

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