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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Article 20 - Equality before the law
Everyone is equal before the law.
Explanations
- Text:
This Article corresponds to a principle which is included in all European constitutions and has also been recognised by the Court of Justice as a basic principle of Community law (judgment of 13 November 1984, Case 283/83 Racke [1984] ECR 3791, judgment of 17 April 1997, Case 15/95 EARL [1997] ECR I?1961, and judgment of 13 April 2000, Case 292/97 Karlsson [2000] ECR 2737).
Source:Official Journal of the European Union C 303/17 - 14.12.2007Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:These explanations were originally prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although they do not as such have the status of law, they are a valuable tool of interpretation intended to clarify the provisions of the Charter.
Case Law References
- Francis Wattiau v European ParliamentDecision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Ninth ChamberType:Policy area:ECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:T:2019:273
- RK v Council of European UnionDecision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Second ChamberType:Policy area:ECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:T:2019:65
- Request for an opinion by the Kingdom of BelgiumDecision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Advocate GeneralType:OpinionPolicy area:ECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:C:2019:72
- Massimo Campailla contre Union européenneDecision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Court (Seventh Chamber)Type:DecisionPolicy area:Institutional affairsECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:C:2018:655
- Virginie Marie Gabrielle Guigo v Fond 'Garantirani vzemania na rabotnitsite i sluzhitelite'.Decision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Court (Seventh ChamberType:DecisionPolicy area:Employment and social policyECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:C:2018:605
- Gardenia Vernaza Ayovi v Consorci Sanitari de TerrassaDecision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Court (Sixth Chamber)Type:DecisionPolicy area:Employment and social policyECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:C:2018:603
- UAB ‘Spika’ and Others v Žuvininkystės tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerijosDecision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Court (Fifth ChamberType:DecisionPolicy area:Maritime Affairs And FisheriesECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:C:2018:565
- Ibrahima Diallo v État belgeDecision date:Deciding body type:Court of Justice of the European UnionDeciding body:Court (First Chamber)Type:DecisionPolicy area:Free movement and equalityECLI (European case law identifier):ECLI:EU:C:2018:499
- E.M. and the non-profit organisation “Aimer Jeunes” v. Belgian StateDecision date:Deciding body type:National Court/TribunalDeciding body:Constitutional CourtType:Policy area:ECLI (European case law identifier):
- Proposing parties: vice presidents and chairs of the Civil and Commercial Chambers of the Supreme Cassation CourtDecision date:Deciding body type:National Court/TribunalDeciding body:Supreme Cassation Court of the Republic of BulgariaType:DecisionPolicy area:Justice, freedom and securityECLI (European case law identifier):
National Constitutional Law
60 results found
- Declaration of human and civic rights of 26 August 1789Country:France
Article 1 Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.
- Constitution of FinlandCountry:Finland
Section 6 Equality Everyone is equal before the law. (...)
- Suomen perustuslakiURL:Country:Finland
6 § Yhdenvertaisuus Ihmiset ovat yhdenvertaisia lain edessä. (...)
- Constitution of the Republic of EstoniaCountry:Estonia
Article 12. Everyone is equal before the law. No one may be discriminated against on the basis of nationality, race, colour, sex, language, origin, religion, political or other views, property or social status, or on other grounds. (...)
- Eesti Vabariigi PõhiseadusCountry:Estonia
§ 12. Kõik on seaduse ees võrdsed. Kedagi ei tohi diskrimineerida rahvuse, rassi, nahavärvuse, soo, keele, päritolu, usutunnistuse, poliitiliste või muude veendumuste, samuti varalise ja sotsiaalse seisundi või muude asjaolude tõttu. (...)
- Danmarks Riges GrundlovCountry:Denmark
§ 70. Ingen kan på grund af sin trosbekendelse eller afstamning berøves adgang til den fulde nydelse af borgerlige og politiske rettigheder eller unddrage sig opfyldelsen af nogen almindelig borgerpligt.
§ 71. Stk. 1. Den personlige frihed er ukrænkelig. Ingen dansk borger kan på grund af sin politiske eller religiøse overbevisning eller sin afstamning underkastes nogen form for frihedsberøvelse.
§ 83. Enhver i lovgivningen til adel, titel og rang knyttet forret er afskaffet. - The Constitutional Act of DenmarkCountry:Denmark
Section 70. No person shall by reason of his creed or descent be deprived of access to the full enjoyment of civic and political rights, nor shall he escape compliance with any common civic duty for such reasons.
Section 71. Subsection 1. Personal liberty shall be inviolable. No Danish subject shall, in any manner whatsoever, be deprived of his liberty because of his political or religious convictions or because of his descent.
Section 83. All legislative privileges attaching to nobility, title, and rank shall be abolished. - The Constitution of the Republic of CyprusCountry:Cyprus
Article 28
1. All persons are equal before the law, the administration and justice and are entitled to equal protection thereof and treatment thereby. Article 6
Subject to the express provisions of this Constitution no law or decision of the House of Representatives or of any of the Communal Chambers, and no act or decision of any organ, authority or person in the Republic exercising executive power or administrative functions, shall discriminate against any of the two Communities or any person as a person or by virtue of being a member of a Community. - Tο Σύνταγμα της Κυπριακής ΔημοκρατίαςCountry:Cyprus
ΑΡΘΡΟΝ 28
1. Πάντες είναι ίσοι ενώπιον του νόμου, της διοικήσεως και της δικαιοσύνης και δικαιούνται να τύχωσι ίσης προστασίας και μεταχειρίσεως. ΑΡΘΡΟΝ 6
Τηρουμένων των ρητών διατάξεων του Συντάγματος ουδείς νόμος ή ουδεμία απόφασις της Βουλής ή οιασδήποτε των Κοινοτικών Συνελεύσεων ως και ουδεμία πράξις ή απόφασις οιουδήποτε οργάνου, αρχής ή προσώπου εν τη Δημοκρατία ασκούντος εκτελεστικήν εξουσίαν ή διοικητικόν λειτούργημα θέλει υποβάλλει εις δυσμενή διάκρισιν οιανδήποτε εκ των δύο κοινοτήτων ή οιονδήποτε πρόσωπον ως τοιούτον ή υπό την ιδιότητα αυτού ως μέλους κοινότητος. - Constitution of the Republic of CroatiaCountry:Croatia
Article 14
(2) All persons shall be equal before the law. - Ustav Republike HrvatskeCountry:Croatia
Članak 14.
(2) Svi su pred zakonom jednaki. - Constitution of the Republic of BulgariaCountry:Bulgaria
[Preamble] We, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance [...] Art. 6. (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights. (2) All citizens shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
- КОНСТИТУЦИЯ на Република БългарияCountry:Bulgaria
Ние, народните представители от Седмото Велико народно събрание, в стремежа си да изразим волята на българския народ,
като обявяваме верността си към общочовешките ценности: свобода, мир, хуманизъм, равенство, справедливост и търпимост [...] Чл. 6. (1) Всички хора се раждат свободни и равни по достойнство и права. (2) Всички граждани са равни пред закона. Не се допускат никакви ограничения на правата или привилегии, основани на раса, народност, етническа принадлежност, пол, произход, религия, образование, убеждения, политическа принадлежност, лично и обществено положение или имуществено състояние. - De Belgische GrondwetCountry:Belgium
Artikel 10Er is in de Staat geen onderscheid van standen.De Belgen zijn gelijk voor de wet; zij alleen zijn tot de burgerlijke en militaire bedieningen benoembaar, behoudens de uitzonderingen die voor bijzondere gevallen door een wet kunnen worden gesteld.De gelijkheid van vrouwen en mannen is gewaarborgd.
- La Constitution BelgeCountry:Belgium
Article 10Il n'y a dans l'État aucune distinction d'ordres.Les Belges sont égaux devant la loi; seuls ils sont admissibles aux emplois civils et militaires, sauf les exceptions qui peuvent être établies par une loi pour des cas particuliers.L'égalité des femmes et des hommes est garantie.
- The Belgian ConstitutionCountry:Belgium
Article 10No class distinctions exist in the State.Belgians are equal before the law; they alone are eligible for civil and military service, but for the exceptions that can be created by a law for particular cases.Equality between women and men is guaranteed.
- Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)Country:Austria
Artikel 7 (1) Alle Staatsbürger sind vor dem Gesetz gleich. Vorrechte der Geburt, des Geschlechtes, des Standes, der Klasse und des Bekenntnisses sind ausgeschlossen. Niemand darf wegen seiner Behinderung benachteiligt werden. Die Republik (Bund, Länder und Gemeinden) bekennt sich dazu, die Gleichbehandlung von behinderten und nichtbehinderten Menschen in allen Bereichen des täglichen Lebens zu gewährleisten.
- Constitution of the Republic of AustriaCountry:Austria
Article 7 (1) All nationals are equal before the law. Privileges based upon birth, sex, estate, class or religion are excluded. No one shall be discriminated against because of his disability. The Republic (Federation, provinces and municipalities) commits itself to ensuring the equal treatment of disabled and nondisabled persons in all spheres of everyday life.
- Staatsgrundgesetz über die allgemeinen Rechte der StaatsbürgerCountry:Austria
Artikel 2 Vor dem Gesetze sind alle Staatsbürger gleich.
- The Basic Law on the General Rights of NationalsCountry:Austria
Article 2 All nationals are equal before the law.