Indicator in all countries

Is racial discrimination defined in national law?

• Austria

   

  Yes. Discrimination on grounds of race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin is defined as unlawful by legislation.
• Bulgaria

  Yes.

• Cyprus

  Yes.

• Denmark

  Yes.

• Finland

  Yes.

   

• France

  French law defines and prohibits discrimination on the ground of ethnic or racial origin.

• Germany

  Yes, partly.

• Greece

  Partially.

• Hungary

  yes

• Ireland

  Under Irish law discrimination is illegal in the provision of goods, facilities and services available to the public generally, schools and other educational establishments, the provision of accommodation and in relation to membership of private registered clubs. In addition to this discrimination on the grounds of ‘race, colour, nationality or ethnic or national origins’ is forbidden.

• Italy

  Yes.

• Poland

  Partially.

• Portugal

  Yes. National law covers all grounds of discrimination as in ICERD.

• Romania

  YES, under the general definition for discrimination

• Slovenia

  Yes. Racial discrimination is defined in the Constitution as well as in the Act Implementing the Principle of Equal Treatment, Employment Relationship Act and Penal Code. 

• Spain

  National law defines the racial discrimination as in ICERD and EU law.

• Sweden

  Yes, except that the concept of ethnicity is used instead of race.