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Lausanne - The Federal Court of Switzerland hosted the 17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice of the Venice Commission. Some 60 representatives from 44 courts participated in this meeting.

On this occasion a mini-Conference entitled “Gender, equality and discrimination” was organised. Issues pertaining to gender equality and discrimination as regards trans-sexuality and (trans)gender, same sex marriages and #MeToo campaign dealt with by the national courts as well by the European Court of Human Rights were highlighted by the liaison officers from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Related documents

CDL-JU(2018)012 English 22/08/2018 - Public
The European Court of Human Right’s case-law on issues pertaining to gender, equality and discrimination - Report by Ms Ana VILFAN VOSPERNIK, Lawyer, European Court of Human Rights ( 17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice Mini-Conference on "Gender, equality and discrimination") (A. VILFAN VOSPERNIK)

CDL-JU(2018)011 French 22/08/2018 - Public
En Suisse: la discrimination entre hommes et femmes, un phénomène du passé? - rapport par M. Paul TSCHÜMPERLIN, Secrétarire générale du Tribunal fédérale Suisse (17e réunion du Conseil mixte sur la Justice Constitutionnelle Mini conference sur «Genre, égalité et non-discrimination») (P. TSCHUMPERLIN)

CDL-JU(2018)010 English 22/08/2018 - Public
Development in the approach given by the Peruvian Constitutional Court to gender identity - Report by Mr Eloy ESPINOSA-SALDAÑA BARRERA, Constitutional Court Judge, Peru (17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice Mini-Conference on "Gender, equality and discrimination") (E. ESPINOSA-SALDAÑA BARRERA)

CDL-JU(2018)009 English 22/08/2018 - Public
Same sex couples / heterosexual couples and the right to marry or to enter into a registered partnership - Report by Dr Reinhild HUPPMANN, Chief of Protocol, Constitutional Court, Austria ( 17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice Mini-Conference on "Gender, equality and discrimination") (R. HUPPMANN)

CDL-JU(2018)008 English 22/08/2018 - Public
A step forward? The first case in front of the Constitutional Court of Hungary concerning trans-sexuality - Report by Mr László DETRE, Constitutional Court of Hungary ( 17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice Mini-Conference on "Gender, equality and discrimination") (L. DETRE)

CDL-JU(2018)007 English 22/08/2018 - Public
Gender, Equality and Discrimination: Recent developments in Georgian Legislation and Case-Law of the Constitutional Court of Georgia - Report by Ms Irina KHAKHUTAISHVILI, Secretariat of the President, International Relations, Constitutional Court of Georgia (17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice Mini-Conference on "Gender, equality and discrimination") (I. KHAKHUTAISHVILI)

CDL-JU(2018)006 French 22/08/2018 - Public
Genre, égalité et non-discrimination La jurisprudence de la Cour constitutionnelle belge - rapport par Mme Anne RASSON-ROLAND et M. Jan THEUNIS, Référendaires à la Cour constitutionnelle belge (17e réunion du Conseil mixte sur la Justice Constitutionnelle Mini conference sur «Genre, égalité et non-discrimination») (A. RASSON ROLAND, J. THEUNIS)

CDL-JU(2018)005 English 22/08/2018 - Public
Gender, Equality and Discrimination: The regulatory framework and the Constitutional case-law of Croatia - Report by Ms Mirjana STRESEC, Senior Legal Advisor, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia (17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice Mini-Conference on "Gender, equality and discrimination") (M. STRESEC)

CDL-JU(2018)004 English 22/08/2018 - Public
Developments in the Dutch legislation and advisory opinions and judgments of the Council of State regarding #MeToo and (trans)Gender, Equality and Discrimination - Report by Ms Marjolein SWAANENBURG van ROOSMALEN, Council of State of the Netherlands (17th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice Mini-Conference on "Gender, equality and discrimination") (M. SWAANENBURG-VAN ROOSMALEN)

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