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Date
26th Jan 2005

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of A.T. v Hungary (Communication No. 2/2003).

Countries
Geographical Location / E-H / Hungary

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Positive Obligations / National Action Plans

Date
26th Oct 1999

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision of Angela Maria Sirdar v. The Army Board, Case C-273/97 [1999] ECR I-7403.

Countries
Geographical Location / E-H / Germany

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
11th Jul 2006

Summary
This is the ERT case summaary of the European Court of Justice decision in the case of Chacón Navas v. Eurest Colectividades SA, C-13/05.

Countries
Geographical Location / E-H / European Union
Geographical Location / S - U / Spain

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health

Date
3rd Jun 1974

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Corning Glass Works v Brennan Secretary of Labor 417 U.S. 188 (1974).

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / USA

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment

Date
6th Aug 2007

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of Fatma Yildirim (deceased) v Austria (Communication No. 6/2005.

Countries
Geographical Location / A-D / Austria

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health
Issues / Positive Obligations / National Action Plans
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)

Date
8th Mar 1971

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Court of Appeal of the Fourt Circuit decision of Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971).

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / USA

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
31st Mar 1981

Summary
This is the ERT Case Summary of the United Kingdom's Employment Appeal Tribunal decision of Jenkins v Kingsgate (Clothing Productions) Ltd (No 2) [1981] IRLR 388.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom

Issues
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
6th Jul 2000

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), reference for a preliminary ruling from Sweden, decision of Katarina Abrahamsson and Leif Anderson v Elisabet Fogelqvist Case C-407/98.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / Sweden

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
11th Nov 1997

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), reference for a preliminary ruling from Germany, decision of Marschall v Land Nordrhein- Westfalen, Case C-409/95 [1997] ECR I-6363.

Countries
Geographical Location / E-H / Germany

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
30th Mar 2000

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), reference for a preliminary ruling from State Constitutional Court of the Land of Hesse (Sweden), decision of Mary Brown v Rentokil Limited, C-394/96 [1998] IRLR 445.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / Sweden

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
6th Mar 2006

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination decision of Mohammed Hassan Gelle v Denmark, Communication No. 34/2004, U.N. Doc. CERD/C/68/D/34/2004 (2006).

Countries
Geographical Location / A-D / Denmark

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Citizenship (nationality)
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
18th Aug 2008

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the Californian Supreme Court decision in the case of North Coast Women’s Care Medical Care Group, Inc., et al., v. San Diego County Superior Court S 142892. Ct. App. 4/1 D045438.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / USA

Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
30th Apr 1996

Summary
This is the ERT case summary in the European Court of Justice decision in the case of P v. S and Cornwall County Council, Case C-13/94, [1996] IRLR 347.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom
Geographical Location / E-H / European Union

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Gender Identity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment

Date
6th Aug 2007

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of Sahide Goekce (deceased) v Austria (Communication No. 6/2005).

Countries
Geographical Location / A-D / Austria

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health
Issues / Positive Obligations / National Action Plans
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)

Date
15th Aug 2005

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination decision of The Jewish Community of Oslo et al. v Norway, Communication No. 30/2003, U.N. Doc. CERD/C/67/D/30/2003 (2005).

Countries
Geographical Location / M - R / Norway

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Incitement
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
24th Jun 1996

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the Canadian Federal Court decision in the case of Vincent Wong, Reg Morretto, William Balcombe, Harvey Hetherington, Roger Biddle, Duane Corrigal and William Heitmar v. Her Majesty The Queen (T-1078-91).

Countries
Geographical Location / A-D / Canada

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
22nd Jul 2008

Summary
This is The Equal Rights Trust’s Non-Discrimination and Equality Standards Compendium. The Compendium has been developed as an information and educational resource to guide lawyers, policy makers and human rights activists working to promote the right to equality and non-discrimination.

Countries

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Exceptions
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Specialised Bodies
Issues / Development and Equal Rights
Issues / Concepts / The ideas of equality and non-discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / The unified perspective on equality
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Incitement
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Instruction to discriminate
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Segregation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Age
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Citizenship (nationality)
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Gender Identity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Multiple Discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Education
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Environment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Public Services
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Social Assistance
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Social equality and equal rights
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Direct Discrimination
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Indirect Discrimination
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Good Practices
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / NGOs Role
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Public Education (Dissemination of Information)
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Sanctions
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Social Dialogue
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Statistics on discrimination
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Victimisation
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Positive Obligations / National Action Plans
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Victimisation

Date
30th Nov 1999

Summary
The executive summary notes that "an increasing number of European companies are adopting diversity and equality strategies, not only for ethical and legal reasons but also for the business benefits they are expected to deliver." The report examines the key challenges in implementing diversity promotion and also discusses the perceived benefits of diversity. Also included are some good practice examples that have been adopted by companies in different sectors.

Countries
Geographical Location / E-H / European Union

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Good Practices
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
12th May 2004

Summary
This is a Government of the United Kingdom White Paper setting out the Government’s vision for the implementation of a new Commission for Equality and Human Rights in Britain.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom

Issues
Issues / Positive Obligations / National Action Plans
Issues / Specialised Bodies
Issues / Concepts / The unified perspective on equality

Date
5th Apr 2006

Summary
'David C. Baum Memorial Lecture' examining the origins of anti-discrimination law and concepts in the United States and their transatlantic migration to United Kingdom and European Courts.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / USA

Issues
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Indirect Discrimination
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Direct Discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Positive Action

Date
4th Apr 2008

Summary
This paper was delivered by Gilberto Rincon Gallardo, President of the National Council for the prevention of Discrimination in Mexico, at ERT Conference “Principles on Equality” on 4 April 2008.

Countries
Geographical Location / M - R / Mexico

Issues
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Gender Identity
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Positive Obligations / National Action Plans
Issues / Specialised Bodies

Date
31st Aug 2000

Summary
This is the text of the Ordinance No 137/2000 on Preventing and Sanctioning All Forms of Discrimination, enacted by Romania. It was adopted on 31 August 2000 has been in force since October 2000.

Countries
Geographical Location / M - R / Romania

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Instruction to discriminate
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Age
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Citizenship (nationality)
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Education
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Social Assistance
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Public Services
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System

Date
12th May 2008

Summary
This is the text of the Prohibition of Discrimination in Working Life because of Sexual Orientation Act, enacted by Sweden. It was originally enacted in 1999 and has been in force since 1999. This version contains amendments to the Act up to and including SFS 2005:479. This version was published on 12 May 2008.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / Sweden

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Instruction to discriminate
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
12th May 2008

Summary
This is the text of the Prohibition of Discrimination in Working Life of People with Disability Act, enacted by Sweden. It has been in force since 1999 and contains amendments up to and including SFS 2006:1330. This version was published on 12 May 2008.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / Sweden

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies

Date
8th Nov 1995

Summary
This is the full text of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, enacted by the United Kingdom. It was enacted on 8 November 1995 and has been in force since 2 December 1996.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Education
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Public Services
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Social Assistance
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Direct Discrimination
Issues / Specialised Bodies
Issues / Positive Action