The principles of non-discrimination and equality of chances in the Romanian and European law
The principles of non-discrimination and equality of chances in the Romanian and European law

Summary/Abstract: The work starts from the legislative framework of the principles of nondiscriminationand equality of chances between men and women in our country, presenting,at the same time, synthetically, the public authorities authorized with the application andcontrol of the application of the law regarding the equality of chances. Given the obligationimposed by the European Directives of the E.U. member states, to modify or update the lawso that all the European citizens would benefit of the same protection againstdiscrimination, it is also presented a famous case study regarding the ethnic or religiousdiscrimination – The Decision of the Paris Appeal Court of 19th June 2003. This causedemonstrates the good application by a French civil jurisdiction of the dispositionsregarding the civil sanctions of the discriminations based on religious beliefs. However, atthe level of the E.U. member states, in certain cases and fields, the legislative framework isnot always enough to ensure the equality of chances, being necessary changes of mentalityand behavior, as well as firm and varied political actions, in order to sensitize the involvedpublic and institutions regarding the significance of the insurance of the application of theprinciples of non-discrimination and equality of chances.

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