The Austrian federal legislature has implemented legislation covering the complete scope of the directives. In the area of employment (public and private), all the grounds are protected. Ethnic affiliation and disability are further protected grounds in the area of access to and supply of goods...

The national legal system in Liechtenstein is - corresponding to its Constitution - a constitutional hereditary monarchy based on democracy and parliamentary government. Parliament (Landtag) is the representative body of the nation. Its main task is to pass legislation. For a law to enter into...

The German legal system is a federal constitutional system. The centre of legal thought and practice is the parliamentary statute, but the legislator is bound by the Federal or State Constitution. The system is hierarchical: federal law takes precedence over state law, and the Federal...

The Republic of Lithuania is a unitary state where legislative authority is vested in the central Government. The regulatory authority is vested in the Parliament (the Seimas), whereas the implementation and execution of legislation are among the main competences of the Government (Vyriausybė)...

Due to several factors, which include the low level of legal awareness in Polish society; people's passivity (and sometimes fear) around seeking to uphold their rights; and a lack of systematic research, it is impossible to assess the real scale of discrimination in Poland. Research commissioned...

Poland is a unified state with a uniform, continental legal system. The supreme legal act in Poland is the 1997 Constitution, which, among other things, declares that the Republic of Poland is a democratic state that follows the rule of law, implementing the principles of social justice (Article...

Cyprus is a unitary presidential republic. Until 1960, when Cyprus became independent, the legal system was based on the English legal system, which applied the principles of common law and equity. Following independence in 1960 the English legal system was largely preserved. Currently, the...