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Z. v A Government department and The Board of management of a community school (C-363/12)
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Consideration of the questions referred
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth que…
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Z. v A Government department and The Board of management of a community school (C-363/12)

Judgment of 18 Mar 2014law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-363-12/para_75@2026-11-10

75It follows that, in the present case, the UN Convention is capable of being relied on for the purposes of interpreting Directive 2000/78, which must, as far as possible, be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with that Convention (see HK Danmark, paragraph 32).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-363/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2014:159
Decided: 18 Mar 2014
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Equality Tribunal (Ireland)
Applicant: Z.
Defendants: A Government department; The Board of management of a community school
Rapporteur: M. Safjan
Advocate General: N. Wahl
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, M. Ilešič, E. Juhász, A. Borg Barthet, M. Safjan, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, G. Arestis, J. Malenovský, A. Prechal, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0363

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Approximation of laws Non-discrimination Principles of Union law Social policy

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Interprets 2: Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)
Cited by 14: Recorded Artists Actors Performers Ltd v Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd and Others (C-265/19); Petya Milkova v Izpalnitelen direktor na Agentsiata za privatizatsia i sledprivatizatsionen kontrol (C-406/15)2 provisions; Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co. Ltd and Others v European Commission (T-762/20); Inner Mongolia Shuangxin Environment-Friendly Material Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-763/20); Anhui Wanwei Updated High-Tech Material Industry Co. Ltd and Inner Mongolia Mengwei Technology Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-764/20); Front populaire pour la libération de la Saguia el-Hamra et du Rio de oro (Front Polisario) v Council of the European Union (T-279/19); Annemieke Bax v European Central Bank (T-433/18); The Minister for Justice and Equality and The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána v Workplace Relations Commission (C-378/17)2 provisions; Paul Rosenich v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-527/14); Mohamed Daouidi v Bootes Plus SL and Others (C-395/15)2 provisions; "CHEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria" AD v Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia (C-83/14); Fag og Arbejde (FOA) v Kommunernes Landsforening (KL) (C-354/13); Maurice Leone and Blandine Leone v Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice and Caisse nationale de retraite des agents des collectivités locales (C-173/13); Wolfgang Glatzel v Freistaat Bayern (C-356/12)2 provisions
Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)6 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation; Air Transport Association of America and Others v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (C-366/10); Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast); HK Danmark, acting on behalf of Jette Ring v Dansk almennyttigt Boligselskab (C‑335/11) and HK Danmark, acting on behalf of Lone Skouboe Werge v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, acting on behalf of Pro Display A/S (C‑337/11) (C-335/11, C-337/11); Meryem Demirel v Stadt Schwäbisch Gmünd (C-12/86); Digitalnet OOD and Others v Nachalnik na Mitnicheski punkt — Varna Zapad pri Mitnitsa Varna (C-320/11, C-330/11, C-382/11, C-383/11); The Queen, on the application of International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) and Others v Secretary of State for Transport (C-308/06); Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC); Nadežda Riežniece v Zemkopības ministrija and Lauku atbalsta dienests (C-7/12); R. & V. Haegeman v Belgian State (C-181/73); Council Decision of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze v Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze SpA, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato and Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato SpA (C-222/04)