This is the Editorial of the second issue of The Equal Rights Review.

Russian Translation of the Declaration of Principles on Equality. The Declaration seeks to broaden the consensus, generate interest and debate and thus contribute to reaffirming and developing the right to equality. The principles formulated and agreed by the experts are based on concepts and jurisprudence developed in international, regional and national legal contexts. They are intended to assist efforts of legislators, the judiciary, civil society organisations and anyone else involved in combating discrimination and promoting equality.

Principle test

This is the list of participants for the ERT roundtable discussion for the project "The State, Religious Diversity and Healthcare in Europe".

This is the programme for the ERT conference "Principles on Equality and the Development of Legal Standards on Equality"

This is an Equal Rights Trust introductory article. This article introduces and critically examines various international, regional and national laws which combat discrimination on the grounds of disability. It also examines various legal concepts that are related to this ground of discrimination.

This is the ERT case summary of the United Kingsom's Court of Appeal decision of Roads v Central Trains Limited [2004] EWCA Civ 1541, (2004) 104 ConLR 62.

This is the ERT case summary of the Constitutional Court of South Africa decision of Bhe and others v The Magistrate, Khayelitsha and others Case CCT 49/03; Shibi v Sithole and others Case CCT 69/03; South African Human Rights Commission and another v President of the Republic of South Africa and another Case CCT 50/03.

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.

On 10 July 2008, the European Court of Justice handed down the judgment in the case of Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v. Firma Feryn NY (Case C-54/07). The judgment interprets the meaning of direct discrimination based on Article 2 (2) (a) of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 relating to the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin.