This report presents a new way of investigating gender segregation by occupation. The analyses show conclusively that the nature of the occupation itself is important, above and beyond whether an occupation is male-dominated, female-dominated or mixed, and above and beyond whether an occupation...

The European Commission has requested the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), Council of Europe to conduct a study aimed at collecting and providing data on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU member states. This studyis based on the facts and figures collected,...

From 2004 to date, 13 national Diversity Charters have been established across Europe aiming at encouraging companies to implement and develop diversity policies. The charter is a short document voluntarily signed by companies which outlines the commitment of the undersigning organization to...

The Directorate-General Justice in the European Commission is working on a follow-up to the 2012 Communication of the Commission on “A new approach to business failure and insolvency” and the 2013 public consultation on the same topic. Against this background a study has been commissioned to...

The purpose of this Guide is to give a direct introduction to the European Small Claims Procedure, referred to throughout the Guide as ‘the procedure’. The Guide is designed to assist users of the procedure in understanding what each of its stages involves. In particular it should assist a...