Case C-147/03, Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Austria, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 7 July 2005

Article Abstract:

The European Court of Justice's (ECJ's) judgment on the case of Commission of the European Communities v. Republic of Austria, which addresses the Austrian admission criteria, is discussed and the new legal situations in Austria is studied which resulted from the ECJ's judgment. It is concluded that the replacement of the unlawful country of origin principle for university admission in Austria with a quota system that reserves 75 per cent of the study places for students holding an Austrian university admission diploma is in breach of the EC Treaty.

Austria, Company legal issue, Cases, College admissions, Case overview

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Case C-13/05, Chacon Navas V. Eurest Colectividades SA, judgment of the Grand Chamber of 11 July 2006, nyr

Article Abstract:

The article is one of the first two judgments by the court pertaining to Employment Equality Directive concerning illness/disability. In the judgment definition of disability was elaborated and it held that sickness was not within the scope of the Directive.

Interpretation and construction, Labor law, Employment discrimination, Labour law

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