Sex equality and social security: selected rulings of the European Court of Justice

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Main Author: Ingeborg Heide
Format: Artículo científico
Published: International Labour Organization 2004
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contents Sex equality and social security: selected rulings of the European Court of Justice Ingeborg Heide European Community law applies to the 25 Member States of the European Union and to the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). An important source of this supra-national law is the case law of the European Court of Justice, which contributes actively to the promotion of social rights. The broad selection of cases presented in this article shows how the Court has interpreted Community instruments on equal pay, statutory and occupational pensions and equal treatment to settle litigation over the discriminatory effects - both direct and indirect - of national social security systems that were historically constructed around the "male breadwinner" model. publication.journalArticle
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spellingShingle Sex equality and social security: selected rulings of the European Court of Justice
Ingeborg Heide
Sex equality and social security: selected rulings of the European Court of Justice Ingeborg Heide European Community law applies to the 25 Member States of the European Union and to the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). An important source of this supra-national law is the case law of the European Court of Justice, which contributes actively to the promotion of social rights. The broad selection of cases presented in this article shows how the Court has interpreted Community instruments on equal pay, statutory and occupational pensions and equal treatment to settle litigation over the discriminatory effects - both direct and indirect - of national social security systems that were historically constructed around the "male breadwinner" model. publication.journalArticle
title Sex equality and social security: selected rulings of the European Court of Justice
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Sex-equality-and-social-security-selected/995219551402676