Objective
The seminar will provide participants with an overview of the two European directives prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnic origin in a number of areas, as well as on disability, age, sexual orientation or religion/belief in employment and occupation.
Key topics
- Sources of law
- Key concepts: Direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, harassment
- Burden of proof
- Remedies and sanctions
- Protected grounds: race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion; with special attention to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Who should attend?
Participation is only open to judges, prosecutors and other members of the judiciary from the EU, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Application procedure
The number of places at the event is limited and participation is subject to a selection procedure.
Applications can be made until 23 March 2019.