Equality and Non discrimination
Equality is guaranteed by most countries through a formal equality model or a substantive equality model. Under the International Law the state responsibility includes both a negative and a positive obligation i.e. not to discriminate between different groups and an obligation to create equalities or remove inequalities.
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United Nations Conventions and Covenants
· ICCPR
· UDHR
· DEVAW
· CEDAW To read the full text of the Convention Click Here
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Constitutional Safeguards in Asian Countries
1. Bangladesh
2. Cambodia
3. China
4. Hong Kong
5. India
6. Indonesia
7. Japan
8. South Korea
9. Pakistan
10. Sri Lanka
11. Thialand
Asian Country Statutes
1. Nepal
2. Sri lanka
3. Vietnam
4. South Korea
5. Singapore
6. Phillipines
7. Japan
8. China
Leading Judgments from India
1. Mary Roy & Ors vs State of Kerala & Ors- [1986 SCC (2) 209]
2. Centre for Enquiry Into Health And Allied Themes (CEHAT)& Ors vs UoI & Ors AIR 2003 SC 3309
3. C. Masilamani Mudaliar and Others v The Idol of Sri Swaminathaswami Swaminathaswami Thirukoli and Others – (1996) 8 SCC 525.
4. Bhoomireddy Chenna Reddy v Bhoospalli Pedda Verrappa – (1997) 10 SCC 673
5. Municipal Corporation of Delhi v Female Workers (Muster Roll) & Another - AIR 2000 SC 1274.
6. Velamuri Venkata Sivaprasad v Kothuri Venkateswaralu – (2000) 2 SCC 139
7. Mrs. Valsamma Paul v Cochin University and Others – (1996) 3 SCC 545
8.Anuj Garg And Ors Vs Hotel Association of India And Ors AIR 2008 SC 663.
9. Madhu Kishwar v State of Bihar (1996) 5 SCC 125.
10. M/s Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. Ltd. v Audrey D’costa & Anr. (1987) 2 SCC 469.
11. Government of Andhra Pradesh v P.B. Vijaykumar – AIR 1995 SC 1648.
12. Gita Hariharan and Another v Reserve Bank of India and Another – (1999) 2 SCC 228
13. Gayatri Devi Pansari v State of Orissa – (2000) 4 SCC 221.
14. Danial Latifi v Union of India – (2001) 7 SCC 740
