Sex equality and social security: selected rulings of the European Court

European Community law applies to the 25 member states of the European Union and to the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). An important source of this supra-national law is the case law of the European Court of Justice, which contributes actively to the promotion of social rights. T...

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Published in:International labour review 2004-01, Vol.143 (4), p.299-340
Main Author: Heide, Ingeborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
European Court of Justice
Interpretation
Social rights
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Summary:European Community law applies to the 25 member states of the European Union and to the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). An important source of this supra-national law is the case law of the European Court of Justice, which contributes actively to the promotion of social rights. The broad selection of cases presented shows how the Court has interpreted Community instruments on equal pay, statutory and occupational pensions and equal treatment to settle litigation over the discriminatory effects of national social security systems that were historically constructed around the "male breadwinner" model. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0020-7780