Nightclub Girls, Jerusalem, Israel

Many nightclubs choose who can enter, on bases other than just age, e.g. dress code and guest list. This is used to make their status as a nightclub more "elitist". Quite often, there are no clear policies governing entry to a nightclub, thereby allowing the doormen to deny entry to anybody at their discretion.
Discrimination
The lack of clearly defined rules regarding entry often allows the doormen to discriminate and deny entry to people based on their ethnicity, attractiveness etc. There have been several reports of alleged racism in nightclubs. Operators of such clubs often argue that they are not violating any human rights because their establishment is of "private" nature and their "services are not customarily available to the general public". However, the courts argue that most nightclubs fall under the ambit of the laws against discrimination. In Shew v. S.T.C Systems Ltd., a Vancouver club owned by the defendant ended the dance a half-hour early, telling the Chinese Varsity Club officials that “Chinese do not drink enough.” The court ruled against the club.