Applying EU Anti-Discrimination Law

Seminar for Legal Practitioners
Organised in the framework of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme

Objective

The aim of this seminar is to enable participants to understand and correctly apply the EU anti-discrimination legislation in domestic disputes. The focus will be on certain aspects of practical importance for legal practitioners in the application of the two anti-discrimination Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78.

Furthermore, topical and current issues in this field will be discussed. Interaction among participants will be encouraged through periods of discussion and working groups requiring their active participation.

Key topics

EU legal framework on equality
Key concepts: direct/indirect discrimination, harassment
Burden of proof
Artificial intelligence
Religious discrimination at the workplace
Disability and reasonable accommodation
LGBTIQ rights
Ethnic origin

Who should attend?

Lawyers and other legal practitioners (for example, from public authorities, trade unions or employers’ associations, NGOs, labour inspectorates, equality bodies, etc.) from countries participating in the CERV Programme (EU Member States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine). *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.