The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European Union
The subject of this study is evaluation of activities of the Public Defender of the Czech Republic in a scope of carrying out activities entrusted to him from 2009 as a national equality authority. It is intended to contribute to the promotion of the right to equal treatment of all persons irrespec...
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| description | The subject of this study is evaluation of activities of the Public Defender of the Czech Republic in a scope of carrying out activities entrusted to him from 2009 as a national equality authority. It is intended to contribute to the promotion of the right to equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their race, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, beliefs or views. In this respect, it also acts under provisions of the Constitution of the Czech Republic, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, the so-called anti-discrimination law and many other statutory regulations. These tasks were entrusted to the ombudsman in the process of implementation of EU directives. EU regulator emphasized that one of the ways to strengthen protection against discrimination in EU Member States is to establish bodies in order to analyze problems related to discrimination, examine possible solutions and provide specific assistance to victims. The author of this study deliberate whether the Public Defender of Rights meets requirements for national equality bodies, recalling the criteria set out in so-called The Paris Principles, which define in details the aspect of the independence of the functioning of institutions that safeguard human rights. In addition, author presents the basic assumptions on which the activity of the ombudsman is based, as well as description of the practice, and its activities in the area of ensuring implementation of the principle of equality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bed8548c6c92416fbdd1debb6a4eaafc2022-12-21T20:03:35ZpolLodz University PressActa Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Iuridica0208-60692450-27822018-12-018411112410.18778/0208-6069.84.083023The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European UnionAgnieszka Gajda0Uniwersytet Gdański, Wydział Prawa i Administracji, Katedra Prawa Konstytucyjnego i Instytucji PolitycznychThe subject of this study is evaluation of activities of the Public Defender of the Czech Republic in a scope of carrying out activities entrusted to him from 2009 as a national equality authority. It is intended to contribute to the promotion of the right to equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their race, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, beliefs or views. In this respect, it also acts under provisions of the Constitution of the Czech Republic, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, the so-called anti-discrimination law and many other statutory regulations. These tasks were entrusted to the ombudsman in the process of implementation of EU directives. EU regulator emphasized that one of the ways to strengthen protection against discrimination in EU Member States is to establish bodies in order to analyze problems related to discrimination, examine possible solutions and provide specific assistance to victims. The author of this study deliberate whether the Public Defender of Rights meets requirements for national equality bodies, recalling the criteria set out in so-called The Paris Principles, which define in details the aspect of the independence of the functioning of institutions that safeguard human rights. In addition, author presents the basic assumptions on which the activity of the ombudsman is based, as well as description of the practice, and its activities in the area of ensuring implementation of the principle of equality.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/Iuridica/article/view/3901Publiczny Obrońca Praw Republiki Czeskiejkrajowy organ do spraw równościKonstytucja Republiki CzeskiejKarta Podstawowych Praw i Wolnościzasada równościzakaz dyskryminacji |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Gajda The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European Union Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Iuridica Publiczny Obrońca Praw Republiki Czeskiej krajowy organ do spraw równości Konstytucja Republiki Czeskiej Karta Podstawowych Praw i Wolności zasada równości zakaz dyskryminacji |
| title | The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European Union |
| title_full | The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European Union |
| title_fullStr | The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European Union |
| title_full_unstemmed | The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European Union |
| title_short | The public defender of rights in the Czech Republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the European Union |
| title_sort | public defender of rights in the czech republic as a national equality authority in the context of standards set by directives of the european union |
| topic | Publiczny Obrońca Praw Republiki Czeskiej krajowy organ do spraw równości Konstytucja Republiki Czeskiej Karta Podstawowych Praw i Wolności zasada równości zakaz dyskryminacji |
| url | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/Iuridica/article/view/3901 |
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