Novel
legislation adopted by the E.U. Council of Ministers in 2000 prohibits
discrimination based on race or ethnic origin in all fields regulated by E.U.
law, and prohibits discrimination in employment based on religion, age,
disability, or sexual orientation. Panelists will discuss efforts to curb
discrimination of the Roma people under E.U. rules and the European Convention
on Human Rights, and Court judgments concerning compulsory retirement of
university professors, judges, and prosecutors. Another panelist will discuss
the efforts to maintain human rights protection while coping with the on-going
refugee crisis. A guest European professor will discuss the impact of the U.K.
referendum on withdrawal from the E.U. on the U.K. rules on residence of
migrant nationals of other E.U. nations.
Papers from the program will be published in Fordham International Law Journal.
The section held a virtual business meeting in advance of the Annual Meeting.