It had submitted proposals to amend legislation that discriminated against women and had introduced new legislation to promote gender equality.

Health and safety legislation applying to employment treated men and women equally.

Ireland's far reaching equality legislation included the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000.

The Spanish administration has also promoted gender based positive discrimination by approving gender equality legislation in 2007 aimed at providing equality between genders in Spanish political and economic life (Gender Equality Act).

The Joint Standing Committee of the Parliament on the Empowerment of Women supported specific gender equality legislation and monitored the application of gender equality principles in all laws.

In 2004, a gender equality working group was formed that deals with the EU gender equality legislation on national level.

Where none exists, adequate legislation must be put in place.

All these legislative efforts at European and national level have led to a complex system of equal treatment legislation which is not always transparent for third parties.

Human rights legislation

Counter terrorism legislation

Enforcement of Employment Legislation

The Commission also has the authority to supplement a decision with a specific recommendation, and to approach the Courts for a binding decision on whether a certain action is compatible with equal treatment legislation.

Assistance in alerting Palau to any legislation that needs modification or supplementation, as well as providing model relevant legislation.

1. As the Kingdom's reports clearly show, the Convention is part of Bahrain's domestic law, Bahrain's legislation and policies affirm the principles of equality and non discrimination and there are means of redress available to deal with any allegation of racial discrimination.

(a) The law of a State Party

Legislation had also been introduced to protect the rights of the elderly.

Other legislation and policies which outlaw discrimination are provided below.

Nicaraguan legislation includes maternity protection.

There is a long history of legislating such spending cuts, only to reverse them in subsequent years.

New legislation was also under consideration in Tunisia.

Mechanisms for implementation of the legislation and regulation of protection of the intellectual property rights

Implementing legislation for that Act was currently being drafted.

(b) Legislation specifically addressing the rights of disabled children and adults

Ensuring that effective legislation is enacted prohibiting discrimination against women.

The disclosure of those rules is usually required by specific acts.

It had also enacted legislation on adoption and on domestic violence.

An underlying assumption of the panel's recommendations was that appropriate supporting national legislation would be in place.

Two framework decisions of the European Union had also influenced Greek legislation.

Swedish national legislation takes the form of either framework legislation or special statutes.

The Convention encourages parties to implement national legislation to protect traditional knowledge.

(b) Examination of criminalization legislation and difficulties encountered in the implementation of article 5

The Committee is concerned that although article 77 of the Constitution guarantees equal rights for women and men in all spheres, there is no explicit definition of discrimination against women, in accordance with article 1 of the Convention, in the State party's legislation.

Only 16 States have passed pro hemp farming legislation so far.

Since the first report, no new legislation with respect to the Resolution has been passed.

The participants jointly concluded that the Slovak legislation was in general compliance with the requirements of these instruments.

Review of Counter Terrorism Activities as at July 2004

We are prepared to provide assistance to other States to develop national legislation and to share our experiences.

1.2 Legislation and policies are formulated or implemented to promote women's human rights

Legislation had been introduced with the aim of creating job opportunities and establishing a public body to combat unemployment.

4.5 For the State party, accepting minor inequalities when elaborating a coherent body of tax legislation to strike a balance between the interests of different groups of taxpayers does not amount to a violation of article 26, if such inequalities only have negligible financial consequences for those concerned.

Stimulating Equality

Office for Equality

Indeed, it could lead to piecemeal legislation, disintegration, and potentially the breakup of the Union.

In 1608, the law of Moses was declared the law of the land, in addition to secular legislation.

(b) Examination of criminalization legislation and difficulties encountered in the implementation of article 5 of the Protocol