The Prohibition of Discrimination under European Human ... - cridho

Table of Contents
Executive Summary 5
Introduction 9
I. The European Convention on Human Rights 11
1. The substantive content of the requirement of non-discrimination under the ECHR 13
1.1. A non-exhaustive list of prohibited grounds of discrimination 13
1.2. The significance of the prohibition of discrimination and the question of a hierarchy of grounds 14
1.3. The Forms of Prohibited Discrimination 16
1.4. Positive action 19
2. The Scope of Application of Article 14 ECHR 20
3. Protocol n°12 to the ECHR (2000) 24
II. The European Social Charter 27
1. The European Social Charter of 1961 29
1.1. The legal framework prohibiting discrimination 30
1.2. The legal measures promoting the full effectiveness of the prohibition of discrimination 31
1.3. Policy measures intended to improve professional integration of target groups 32
2. The Revised European Social Charter of 1996 33
III. A Comparison with the EC Directives: Key Interpretive Challenges 37
1. Race and ethnic origin 39
2. Disability 40
3. Sexual orientation 43
4. Religion or belief 45
5. Age 49
IV. Conclusions 51
Bibliography 55
Cases 56
European Court of Human Rights (in chronological order) 56
European Commission of Human Rights 57
European Committee of Social Rights 57
Doctrine (in alphabetical order) 57
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