Repräsentative Kollektivklagen im Antidiskriminierungsvertragsrecht

The thesis examines the possibilities to collectively enforce prohibitions of discrimination in contract law which have yet not been fully clarified in law and literature. Since the General Act on Equal Treatment does not stipulate respective regulations for collective redress, the fundamental question is to what extent these prohibitions can be qualified as consumer protection and be enforced by means of consumer collective redress. The author, who works as a consultant for the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, explores the effectiveness and limitations of such enforcement by means of consumer law, also in comparison with special anti-discrimination collective actions as regulated under the U.S. Fair Housing Act.