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Nozizwe Dube

@nozizwe.bsky.social

Ph.D. candidate in EU Law, conducting a critical race feminist analysis of EU equality law 👩🏾‍💻 https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/n-dube 👩🏾‍💻 www.nozizwedube.com

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Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · 8mo ago

My article titled 'A Typology of Comparators and Comparisons in EU Equality Law' published in the Common Market Law Review received the honourable mention award of this year's Ius Commune Prize from the Ius Commune Research School.

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Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Building on Iyiola Solanke’s EUI Black History Month Lecture that highlights the need to decolonise EU law, I argue in this WP that uncovering the allegiance between EU law, coloniality & Whiteness must be at the heart of any social justice enterprise to decolonise EU law: hdl.handle.net/1814/93725

A screenshot of Nozizwe Dube’s EUI working paper titled “The Unbearable Whiteness of EU Law”
Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Building on Iyiola Solanke’s EUI Black History Month Lecture that highlights the need to decolonise EU law, I argue in this WP that uncovering the allegiance between EU law, coloniality & Whiteness must be at the heart of any social justice enterprise to decolonise EU law: hdl.handle.net/1814/93725

A screenshot of Nozizwe Dube’s EUI working paper titled “The Unbearable Whiteness of EU Law”
Davide Tomaselli@evadimus.bsky.social · last yr.

I am genuinely happy to share that my first big publication is now available online! "'Forced' Refugees versus 'Voluntary' Migrants" is the result of two years of research, writing, reflection, discussion, rethinking. Now I can't wait to debate it!

‘Forced’ Refugees versus ‘Voluntary’ Migrants: Deconstructing a Binary through SOGIESC Claims of Asylum

Abstract. This article addresses the consequences that SOGIESC claims of asylum have on international refugee law and its fundamental distinction between ‘

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Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend and present my work on models of judicial review in equality jurisprudence at the EuConst Symposium. I am grateful to the other participants and discussants, in particular Prof. Silvia Suteu, for their insightful feedback and comments.

European Constitutional Law Review@euconst.bsky.social · last yr.

This Monday and Tuesday we met at Luiss in Rome for the 2025 EuConst Symposium, our yearly event for young European constitutional law scholars. We listened to many brilliant presentations on a wide range of European and comparative constitutional law topics.

folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · last yr.

Pleased to share my new article! I reflect on what our responsibility is, as legal academics, to students experiencing racism and how we can surface the ways racism plays out "politely" such that the law school feels like a space to which they cannot fully belong. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Seeking the university that is ours: understanding, unpacking and unsettling Black students’ racialised (un)belonging in UK law schools

This article unpacks the nature of racialised (un)belonging experienced by law students – why for students of colour, the law school has often felt like a space to which they cannot fully belong. F...

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Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

Op 16 mei vond de boeklancering van 'Feministische en queer onderzoeksmethoden in het recht' plaats. Marie Spinoy, Elise Goossens, & Pieter Cannoot brachten auteurs samen om over de bijzondere methodologische uitdagingen bij de toepassing van feministische & queer onderzoeksmethoden te schrijven.

A photo of a screen with ‘Feministische en queer onderzoeksmethoden in het rechta’ written on it. People are sitting and standing in the background of the room.
Refugees in Libya@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social · last yr.

“There are places in this world where law protects you like a second skin. It walks with you into offices, hospitals, airports, schools, police stations &c. &c. It makes people speak gently to you. It ensures that your name is recorded properly….” @davidyambio.bsky.social

David Yambio@davidyambio.bsky.social · last yr.

I do not write this to provoke guilt. I have no interest in pity. Pity is cheap and temporary. I write because memory must become a mirror. I write because if we do not say what happened, the world will keep saying nothing happened. www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-law-...

Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

(Hoe) Moet het Nederlandse non-discriminatierecht emergente discriminatiegronden erkennen? Welke plaats moet intersectionaliteit krijgen in het wettelijk kader en de rechtspraktijk? Jennifer Alspeer & ik schrijven, op vraag van de Staatscommissie tegen Discriminatie & Racisme, een preadvies hierover

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Feminist Legal Studies@flsjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

Feminist legal scholars Flora Renz and Davina Cooper wrote an article for our journal recently exploring how/why we should think about gender discrimination and legal responses to address it beyond biological frameworks. You can read it here (open access): link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Reimagining Gender Through Equality Law: What Legal Thoughtways Do Religion and Disability Offer? - Feminist Legal Studies

British equality law protections for sex and gender reassignment have grown fraught as activists tussle over legal and social categories of gender, gender transitioning, and sex. This article consider...

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Senthorun S. Raj@senthorun.bsky.social · last yr.

A reminder: you do not need a biological definition of a personal characteristic to address discrimination that relates to it (see race, sexual orientation, religion, etc). Discrimination is a social and political phenomena, institutionally entrenched, and biology is not the answer to stopping it.

Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

The current political climate is characterised by a backlash against human rights, exacerbating the discrimination of several communities. On @humanrightshere.bsky.social, I discuss how this year’s Zero Discrimination Day theme advocates for an intersectional approach to eliminating discrimination.

Human Rights Here@humanrightshere.bsky.social · last yr.

🌍 Zero Discrimination Day ✊🏽 In this HRH Human Rights Day series post, Nozizwe Dube explores how the role of communities in fighting discrimination and building sustainable HIV responses. 📖 Read: rb.gy/oq9t59 📲 By: Vonecia Carswell, Unsplash #humanrights, #HIV, #intersectionaldiscrimination

Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you @gatybiyo.bsky.social for the invitation to serve as a discussant for @ivy180.bsky.social’s wonderful lecture on Re-imagining EU Law and Institutions. I learned a lot and was inspired by Professor Solanke’s important work on decolonising EU law.

Gildelen Aty-Biyo@gatybiyo.bsky.social · last yr.

They say don’t meet your inspirations but sometimes they turn out to be better than you expected!Thank you to Pr Solanke @ivy180.bsky.social & @nozizwe.bsky.social for accepting my invitation to come to the EUI for BHM to talk about how we can reimagine EU law and institutions.

Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

In the latest issue of the European Equality Law Review, I take stock of the Pay Transparency Directive's intersectional approach. I note potential challenges that lie ahead: the limits of intersectional discrimination's definition, comparators, burden of proof, & sanctions in intersectional claims.

A screenshot of Nozizwe Dube's contribution in the latest issue of the European Equality Law Review, titled 'Taking Stock of the EU Pay Transparency Directive's Intersectional Approach'
Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

In the latest issue of the European Equality Law Review, I take stock of the Pay Transparency Directive's intersectional approach. I note potential challenges that lie ahead: the limits of intersectional discrimination's definition, comparators, burden of proof, & sanctions in intersectional claims.

A screenshot of Nozizwe Dube's contribution in the latest issue of the European Equality Law Review, titled 'Taking Stock of the EU Pay Transparency Directive's Intersectional Approach'
Diamond Ashiagbor@diamondashiagbor.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking forward to reading this! Tackling systematic, structural, pre-market inequalities means it’s so important to challenge the assumption that equality = sameness of treatment, with a comparator.

Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

Equality law is an inherently comparative framework, as a claimant must compare themselves to a comparator to establish a presumption of discrimination. What types of comparisons are used in equality claims? Is relying on comparators desirable in equality law? My piece discussing this is out:

This is a screenshot of the abstract of Nozizwe's article published in the Common Market Law Review, titled "A Typology of Comparators and Comparisons in EU Equality Law". The abstract is as follows: "Comparison plays a sacramental role within EU equality law. However, comparison also deflects EU equality law from its main task: identifying and dismantling systems of marginalization that cause discrimination. This article disrupts the prevailing narrative about comparison as an inescapable feature of equality analysis. A closer look at comparison reveals its objective veneer that conceals its commitment to sustaining a formal model of equality. This makes equality law an assimilationist, instead of an inclusive device. By deviating from comparison, EU equality law can advance towards an inclusive understanding of equality that centres intersectionality. The key therefore lies in the development of comparator-free equality analysis, which relies on the understanding that discrimination is contingent on unequal power and resource distribution, creating systems of marginalization. Hence, instead of comparing a claimant to a decontextualized intercategorical or intracategorical comparator, comparator-free analysis conducts a dignitary harm assessment whereby discrimination is contextualized in the past and contemporary patterns of disadvantage underlying it to establish a prima facie case of discrimination."
Nozizwe Dube@nozizwe.bsky.social · last yr.

Equality law is an inherently comparative framework, as a claimant must compare themselves to a comparator to establish a presumption of discrimination. What types of comparisons are used in equality claims? Is relying on comparators desirable in equality law? My piece discussing this is out:

This is a screenshot of the abstract of Nozizwe's article published in the Common Market Law Review, titled "A Typology of Comparators and Comparisons in EU Equality Law". The abstract is as follows: "Comparison plays a sacramental role within EU equality law. However, comparison also deflects EU equality law from its main task: identifying and dismantling systems of marginalization that cause discrimination. This article disrupts the prevailing narrative about comparison as an inescapable feature of equality analysis. A closer look at comparison reveals its objective veneer that conceals its commitment to sustaining a formal model of equality. This makes equality law an assimilationist, instead of an inclusive device. By deviating from comparison, EU equality law can advance towards an inclusive understanding of equality that centres intersectionality. The key therefore lies in the development of comparator-free equality analysis, which relies on the understanding that discrimination is contingent on unequal power and resource distribution, creating systems of marginalization. Hence, instead of comparing a claimant to a decontextualized intercategorical or intracategorical comparator, comparator-free analysis conducts a dignitary harm assessment whereby discrimination is contextualized in the past and contemporary patterns of disadvantage underlying it to establish a prima facie case of discrimination."