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Equality means fair treatment rather than equal treatment. Comment.

  • UPSC 2018
  • 15 marks
  • Equality and Liberty

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Equality is an essentially contested concept, and the statement turns on a distinction Ronald Dworkin drew in Taking Rights Seriously (1977): the right to equal treatment (an identical share of some good or burden) differs from the right to treatment as an equal (to be shown equal concern and respect). The second is the deeper…

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  • The limits of equal treatment
  • The case for fair treatment
  • Indian constitutional practice
  • The risks of "fair" treatment
  • Conclusion
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