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France: the term “race” to be removed from the Constitution?

On 27 June 2018, French Members of Parliament agreed to remove the word “race” from the French constitution and add a ban on gender discrimination as part of an upcoming rewrite of the 60-year-old text. The proposal is available online : Link More...

Australia: Parliament legalizes same-sex marriage

On December 8, 2017, the Australian Parliament passed a new law authorizing same-sex marriage. The bill passed its third reading with four members of Parliament in opposition. The new law expands on earlier legislation which already provided equality to same-sex...

Chile’s Constitutional Court on proposed bill legalizing abortions

On 21 August 2017, Chile’s Constitutional Court has voted (6-4) to approve a bill to ease the total ban on abortions which is currently in place. The proposed bill aims to legalize abortions when a woman’s life is in danger, when a fetus is not viable and...

Iceland to introduce legislation requiring employers to prove they are paying men and women equally

Iceland will be the first country in the world to oblige employers to prove that they offer equal pay regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. A legislation will be introduced to parliament, requiring employers with more than 25 staff to obtain...

France – Constitutional Court on law obliging big companies to identify and prevent human rights violations and environmental damages

On 21 February 2017, the Assemblée nationale adopted a law obliging companies registered in France with at least 5,000 employees (10,000 for subsidiaries of foreign groups) to draw up a vigilance plan to prevent serious environmental damage or human rights violations...

France: Assemblée nationale adopts a new law obliging big companies to identify and prevent human rights violations and environmental damages

On 21 February 2017, the Assemblée nationale adopted a new law obliging companies registered in France with at least 5,000 employees (10,000 for subsidiaries of foreign groups) to draw up a vigilance plan to prevent serious environmental damage or human rights...

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Jaakko Husa @HusaJaakko·

15 May

It is very good to see that my brilliant former PhDer Tomi Tuominen gets his revised thesis out as a monograph.
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International Academy of Comparative Law @Blogcomparatum·

11 May

The latest #CafeComparatum episode is out! A discussion to pay tribute to Prof. Emmanuel Gaillard (1952-2021) with former IACL President Prof. George Bermann (Columbia Law School) and IACL SG Diego P FernándezArroyo and DSG A Senegacnik #AIDC #IACL #droitcomparé #ComparativeLaw

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ECHR CEDH @ECHR_CEDH·

11 May

Halet c. Luxembourg, arrêt : Amende pénale pour avoir divulgué aux médias de documents confidentiels de son employeur privé (« Luxleaks »): non-violation https://t.co/6PaHrLgGuC #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRlegalsummaries

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Cour de cassation@Courdecassation·

11 May

[Prenez date] Le 21 mai, en direct : "L'#Environnement : les citoyens, le droit, les juges" - colloque organisé par la @Courdecassation & le @Conseil_Etat

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Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law-CCTL @CCTL_CUHKLaw·

10 May

Join us today and tomorrow for a CCTL Comparative Constitutional Law Research Forum Workshop on ‘Reproductive Rights as Social Rights: Fostering Access and Implementation’ @RestlessMafalda https://t.co/WBk7b6gF3H

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