OSCE-supported publications on anti-discrimination standards promoted in Skopje
SKOPJE, 28 October 2015 – Two OSCE-supported publications on anti-discrimination standards, designed to help strengthen the capacities of the judiciary and civil society, were promoted today in Skopje.
The first publication “Practicum on the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination” describes the procedure followed by the national Anti-discrimination Commission and provides a comparative analysis of different European models. The second publication “Judgements from the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union” is a compilation of the case law of international jurisdictions in relation to discrimination cases.
“The publications will be a useful tool for the legal practitioners in treating anti-discrimination cases by adhering to the domestic legislation and the international standards,” said the Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje, Nina Suomalainen.
The publications, prepared by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, the country’s Academy of Judges and Public Prosecutors and the Anti-discrimination Commission, will be disseminated to all legal practitioners who are active in the field of anti-discrimination.
The Chairperson of the Anti-discrimination Commission Dusko Minovski said: “Both publications are an exceptional tool because they are a codification of all the initial acts used in discrimination cases in front of the Commission and the national courts in order to provide effective protection from discrimination.”
Director of the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors, Aneta Arnaudovska, said that the Academy continues to incorporate the case-law as one of the most important elements in the training sessions of all legal practitioners. “We believe that in addition to the recent national jurisprudence, the collection of judgments reflecting the views of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union in terms of protection against discrimination, will be one of the pillars on which rests the teaching curriculum in this area in the coming years.”
The OSCE Mission to Skopje continues to support the capacity-building of legal practitioners in the area of anti-discrimination, joining efforts with the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors and the Bar Association through training sessions, legal seminars and developing resources.
In total, 270 judges and 130 lawyers were trained in the period from 2011-2015.