Advanced library search
This is the ERT case summary of the European Court of Human Rights case, 'Belgium Linguistics' (Application no 1474/62; 1677/62; 1691/62; 1769/63; 1994/63; 2126/64)
Article 1(1) defines discrimination to include "(a) any distinction, exclusion or preference made on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, which has the effect of nullifying or impairing equality...
This is the full text of the Constitution of the French Republic, enacted by France. It was adopted on 4 October 1958 and has been in force since 4 October 1958.
This is the full text of the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946 enacted by France. It was adopted on and has been in force since 27 October 1946.
This is the full text of Art. 203 of the Romanian Criminal Code, enacted by the Parliament on 21 July 1968, and last revised on 25 March 2008 (by Law 58/2008). The article has been in force in its current form since 28 March 2008.
This is the full text, in Portuguese, of Decree-Law No. 5,452: Consolidation of Labor Laws (Decreto-Lei No. 5,452/43 - Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho), approved by the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It was adopted on 1 May 1943 and has been...
This is the full text, in French only, of the Civil and Commercial Obligations Code enacted by Senegal. The relevant provision was adopted on 26 March 1968.
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Loving v Virginia 388 U.S. 1 (1967).
The Optional Protocol sets up a mechanism by which individuals can file complaints with the Human Rights Committee against states (which have ratified the optional protocol) for non-compliance with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and...
This treaty is part of the international bill of human rights and guarantees a range of civil and political rights including the freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, the freedom of belief and the right to privacy. Article 2 provides that the rights...
This treaty is part of the international bill of human rights. It guarantees several rights, including the right to work, the right to social security and the right to education. Under Article 2(2), the rights provided for in the Covenant should be available to...
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Spureme Court decision of Bailey v Patterson 369 U.S. 31 (1962).
The European Social Charter of 1961 guarantees several social and economic rights and was intended to complement the European Convention on Human Rights. It does not have a specific provision on equal treatment or non-discrimination, however the Preamble says...
Article 1 of this Convention defines discrimination in education to include acts or omissions that have the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing equality of treatment in education, in particular, (a) the effect of depriving any person or group of...
Article 1(1) defines discrimination to include "(a) any distinction, exclusion or preference made on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, which has the effect of nullifying or impairing equality...
This is the text of the Treaty of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957. It established the European Economic Community which was a predecessor to the European Union.
This is the full text of the Federal Constitutional Law, enacted by Austria. Chapter VIII sets out the date of entry into force of the different provisions contained in the Law.
This is the ERT case summary of the Indian Supreme Court decision in the case of Budhan Choudhry and other v. State Of Bihar (AIR 191).
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v Board of Education 347 U.S. 483 (1954).
Article 1 states that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Article 2 provides that no one shall be discriminated against in the enjoyment of the rights laid down in the Declaration on the grounds of "race, colour, sex...
This is the full text, in Portuguese, of the Decreto-Lei No. 2,848/40 - Penal Code, enacted by the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It was adopted on 7 December 1940 and has been in force since 1 January 1942.
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Cumming v Board of Education of Richmond County 175 U.S. 528 (1899).
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Supreme Court decision of The Civil Rights Cases 109 U.S. 3 (1883).
This document provides a summary of the National Code of Nepal relating to women's rights.
This is the ERT case summary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Dred Scott v John F. A. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 (1856).
