by admin | May 7, 2018 | Discrimination, Rights
On the 25th January 2018, the European Court of Justice in a Preliminary Reference ruled that an asylum seeker cannot be subjected to a psychological test in order to determine his sexual orientation and that the performance of such tests amount to a disproportionate...
by admin | Feb 22, 2018 | Law, Rights
On the 26th January 2018, the Constitutional Court presided by the Honourable Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri, the Honourable Judge Giannino Caruana Demajo and the Honourable Judge Noel Cuschieri delivered a judgment in the case in the names Frank Sammut v L-Onorevoli...
by admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Discrimination, Gender Equality, Rights
On the 3rd November 2017 the European Union commemorates the persisting gender pay gap in Europe which currently stands at 16.3%. This year the day falls on the 3rd November because it is in fact the day when women stop getting paid compared to their male...
by admin | Jul 19, 2017 | Rights
Last May the Court of Justice gave a preliminary ruling on the refusal to third-country nationals, mothers of minor children, of social assistance and child benefit on the ground of lack of right of residence. The Court in the case of Chavez-Vilchez and Others sought...
by admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Cohabitation, Law, Rights
The Cohabitation Bill, currently being read in Malta’s Parliament, has the aim of protecting the rights of those considered most vulnerable in a relationship. It seeks to provide a legal framework within which cohabiting heterosexual or same-sex couples can agree to...
