According to the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter the Constitution), Slovenia is a democratic republic and a social state governed by law. The state`s authority is based on the principle of the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers, with a parliamentary...

The Netherlands is a civil-law country. Its laws are written. The role of case law is small in theory, but in practice it is impossible to understand the law in many fields without taking into account the relevant case law. The primary law-making body is formed by the Dutch Parliament in...

Montenegro is a constitutional parliamentary democracy, with a multi-party system. The constitution declares Montenegro to be an independent and sovereign state, with a republican form of government, as well as being a civil, democratic, ecological and social justice-based state, which adheres...

According to the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter the Constitution), Slovenia is a democratic republic and a social state governed by law. The state`s authority is based on the principle of the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers, with a parliamentary...

In Poland, the 1997 Constitution,1 which contains general equality and antidiscrimination clauses, as well as a guarantee of equality between men and women is essential to the legal framework on gender equality. Other universal sources of law are laws, ordinances and ratified international...

European gender equality and anti-discrimination directives were explicitly implemented by the 2006 General Equal Treatment Act and the 2006 Law on Equal Treatment of Soldiers, both federal statutes. Since then, no further explicit implementation by German legislation has taken place. But nearly...

Macedonian national law as an heir of ex-Yugoslav law is a continental, civil-law system. The court system is based on strict hierarchy, with basic courts, appellate courts and one Supreme Court. Discrimination was criminalised by the Penal Code (article 417) in 1996, although there has been no...