Decisions by Subject
(French alphabetic order)

Contract of employment: working conditions, conditions for termination

Seafarers' terms and conditions of employment

• 49. Supreme Court of Estonia, Constitutional Review Chamber, 27 May 1998, No. 3-4-1-4-98

Holidays with pay

• 19. Constitutional Court of the Azerbaijan Republic, On conformity of Article 143.1 of the Labour Code of the Azerbaijan Republic to Articles 25, 37 and 149.1 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, 23 February 2000
• 24. Regional Labour Tribunal of the Third Region, Lacir Vicente Nunes v. Sandoval Alves Da Rocha and others, 7 May 2003, TRT-RO-3951/03
• 63. Milan Magistrate’s Court, AMSA v. Miglio, 28 March 1990
• 64. Savona Magistrate’s Court, Fiumanò Rossotti v. società Fiat, 8 November 1982
• 100. Appellate Labour Court of First Instance, CHH v. TSA for payment of leave not taken and vacation salary, 12 March 1993, Decision No. 475

Dismissal

• 3. Labour Appeal Court, Modise and Others v. Steve’s Spar, 15 March 2000, Case No. JA 29/99
• 8. National Court of Appeal, Fifth Chamber, Parra Vera Maxima v. San Timoteo SA conc., 14 June 2006, Case No. 144/05 68536
• 10. Federal Court of Australia, Konrad v. Victoria Police & Ors, 6 August 1999, [1999] FCA 988
• 11. Labour Court of First Instance of the Southern Judicial District, Vargas, Bernardo Silenio v. Provincial Executive Branch, Provincial Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, concerning an administrative dispute, 30 September 1998, Case No. 556, Final decision No. 565
• 14. Federal Court of Australia, Konrad v. Victoria Police & Ors, 6 August 1999, [1999] FCA 988
• 15. Australian Higher Court, Qantas Airways Limited v. Christie, 19 March 1998, [1998] HCA 18
• 18. Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, Termination, Change and Redundancy Case, 2 August 1984, [1984] 8 I.R. 34
• 22. Industrial Court of Botswana, Joel Sebonego v. News Paper Editorial and Management Services Ltd, 23 April 1999, No. IC 64/98
• 26. Ouagadougou Labour Court, Zongo and others v. owner of the Bataille du Rail Mobil garage, 17 June 2003, No. 090
• 32. Supreme Court of Canada, Slaight Communication incorporated v. Ron Davidson, 4 May 1989, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1038, 1989 CanLII 92 (S.C.C.)
• 30. Constitutional Court of Colombia, Fourth Appellate Supervisory Chamber, Sindicato de las Empresas Varias de Medellín v. Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Ministry for Foreign Relations, the Municipio of Medellin and Empresas Varias de Medellín E.S.P., 10 August 1999, Case No. 206.360
• 33. Supreme Court of Chile, Carlos Castro Cortés v. Wackenhut - Chile, 1 August 2001, Case No. 2549-01
• 35. Supreme Court of Chile, Víctor Améstida Stuardo and others v. Santa Isabel S.A., 19 October 2000, Case No. 10.695
• 38. Constitutional Court of Colombia, Fourth Appellate Supervisory Chamber, Sindicato de las Empresas Varias de Medellín v. Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Municipio of Medellin and Empresas Varias de Medellín E.S.P., 10 August 1999, Case No. 206.360
• 43. Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Chamber, 8 October 1993, Case No. 5000-93
• 44.Constitutional Court of Croatia, 10 January 2001, No. U-III 727-1997
• 46. Supreme Court of Spain, Secundino C.R. v. TOVIC S.L., 2 October 1989
• 47. Constitutional Court, Second Chamber, 23 November 1981, Case No. 38/1981
• 48. Tallinn District Court, Administrative Division, Ly Kovanen v. Ownership Reform Department of the City of Tallin, 6 November 2000, Case No. II-3-286/2000
• 51. Addis Ababa Court of Appeal, 31 July 2006, File No. 48008
• 54. Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”), Social Chamber, Decision No. 906 of 29 March 2006, Appeal No. 04-46.499
• 55. Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”), Social Chamber, 25 January 2005, Appeal No. 04-41012
• 67. Labour Court of Lesotho, Serame Khampepe v. Muela Hydropower Project Contractors and four others, Case No. LC 29/97
• 68. Maseru Labour Court, Matete and Bosiu v. Lesotho Highlands Development Authority and the Chief Executive, 9 February 1996, Case No. LC 131/95
• 69. Maseru Labour Court, Maisaaka’Mote v. Lesotho Flour Mills, 9 November 1995, Case No. LC 59/95
• 73. Antsirabe Labour Court, Ramiaranjatovo, Jean-Louis v. Fitsaboana Maso, 7 June 2004, No. 58
• 77. Industrial Relations Court of Malawi, Davison Tchete v. Safeguard Services, April 2002, No. 6 of 2000
• 78. Sidi Slimane Court of First Instance, Mounir Ouharro C. v. Ismaïl Alaoui, 25 May 2005, No. 58/2005
• 87. Appellate Labour Court, Second Chamber, Inca S.A.C.I. v. Virgilio Villalba on justification of the reason for dismissal, 30 May 2000, Agreement and decision No. 41
• 97. Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago, Bank and General Workers Union v. Public Service Association of Trinidad and Tobago, 27 April 2001, Trade dispute No. 15 of 2000
• 98. Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago, Bank and General Workers Union v. Home Mortgage Bank, 3 March 1998, No. 140 of 1997

Protection of wages

• 66. Industrial Court, 6 December 2004, Case No. 79/2002

Classification of the employment relationship

• 23. Regional Labour Tribunal of the Third Region, Rogério Ferreira Gonçalves (1) Infocoop Servíços – Cooperativa de Profissionais de Prestação de Servíços Ltda (2) Caixa Económica Federal CEF (Responsável Subsidiária), 30 September 2003, 00652-2003-017-03-00-0RO
• 72. Antsirabe Labour Court, 22 May 2006, No. 13/RG/TT/06

Minimum wages

• 26. Ouagadougou Labour Court, Zongo and others v. owner of the Bataille du Rail Mobil garage, 17 June 2003, No. 090

Safety and health

• 89. Constitutional Court, 17 April 2006, Case No. 4635-2004-AA/TC

Hours of work

• 89. Constitutional Court, 17 April 2006, Case No. 4635-2004-AA/TC

Right to protection of health

• 41. Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Chamber, Hernán Oconitrillo Calvo v. The Municipality of San José, 23 April 1999, Decision No. 1999-0297

General fundamental rights and civil liberties

Parental authority

• 50. Supreme Court of New Hampshire, The State of New Hampshire v. Robert H., 30 October 1978, No. 78-090

Conditions of imprisonment

• 21. Constitutional Court of Benin, 11 January 2001, No. DCC 01-009
• 81. Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abacha v. Fawehinmi, 29 May 2000, No. SC 45/1997

Human dignity

• 12. Supreme Court, Ekmekdjian, Miguel A. v. Sofovich, Gerardo and others, 7 July 1992

Rights of the child

• 17. Australian Higher Court, Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v. Teoh, 7 April 1995, (1994) 128 A.L.R. 353
• 31. Supreme Court of Canada, Baker v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 9 July 1999, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817, 1999 CanLII 699 (S.C.C.)
• 56. Council of State (“Conseil d’Etat”), Section, Ms. Cinar, 22 September 1997
• 59. Supreme Court of India, Gaurav Jain v. Union of India and others, 9 July 1997, No. 745-54 of 1990
• 83. Wellington Court of Appeal, Tavita v. Minister of Immigration, 17 December 1993, [1994] 2 NZLR 257
• 96. Judicial Yuan, 2 August 2002, No. 549

Right of ownership

• 45.Constitutional Court of Croatia, 8 November 2000, No. U-I 745-1999
• 52. Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, On the Constitutionality of Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 11 (1) of the Law of the Russian Federation of June 1993 on Federal Tax Police Bodies, 17 December 1996

Right of abode

• 17. Australian Higher Court, Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v. Teoh, 7 April 1995, (1994) 128 A.L.R. 353
• 31. Supreme Court of Canada, Baker v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 9 July 1999, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817, 1999 CanLII 699 (S.C.C.)
• 83. Wellington Court of Appeal, Tavita v. Minister of Immigration, 17 December 1993, [1994] 2 NZLR 257

Freedom of expression

• 12. Supreme Court, Ekmekdjian, Miguel A. v. Sofovich, Gerardo and others, 7 July 1992
• 32. Supreme Court of Canada, Slaight Communication incorporated v. Ron Davidson, 4 May 1989, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1038, 1989 CanLII 92 (S.C.C.)
• 44.Constitutional Court of Croatia, 10 January 2001, No. U-III 727-1997

Equality of opportunity and treatment

Rights of indigenous and tribal peoples

• 40. Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Chamber, Antonio Blanco Rodríguez and others v. The President of the Republic, the Minister of Government and Politics, the Institute of Agrarian Development and the National Commission of Indigenous Affairs, 11 August 1999, Res. No. 06229-aa, Exp. No. 96-007361-007-CO-C
• 42. Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Chamber, José Manuel Paniagua Vargas and other civil servants of the National Commission for Indigenous Affairs v. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Commission for Idigenous Affairs(CONAI), 16 January 1998, Res. No. 0241-98, Exp. No. 5325-V-97

Equal remuneration

• 27. Ouagadougou Labour Court, Compaore v. Sitarail, 25 March 2003, No. 037
• 28. Ouagadougou Labour Court, Savadogo Zonabo v. Grands moulins du Burkina, 10 September 2002, No. 140
• 30. Quebec Human Rights Tribunal, Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission v. University of Laval, 2 August 2000, No. 200-53-000013-982, 2000 CanLII 3 (QC T.D.P.)
• 61. Supreme Court of India, Mackinnon Mackenzie v. Audrey D’Costa and anothe, 26 March 1987, No. 1265 of 1987
• 65. Turin Court of Appeal, Lanificio Tallia Gruppo v. Ceria Mary, 29 May 1964
• 84. Supreme Court of New Zealand, Van Gorkom v. Attorney General and another, 10 February 1977, [1977] 1 NZLR 535

Sexual harassment

• 58. Supreme Court of India, Vishaka and others v. State of Rajasthan and others, 13 August 1997
• 88. Appellate Labour Court, Second Chamber, Carmen Sachelaridi Knutson v. Cooperativa Santísimo Redentor Ltda. concerning payment of guaranis for several items, 26 May 2000, Agreement and decision No. 40
• 102. Labour Relations Tribunal, Frederick Mwenye v. Textile Investment Company, 8 May 2001, No. LRT/MT/11/01

General principle of equality

• 9. Labour Court of First Instance of the Southern Judicial District, Susana Elena Ordóñez v. Government of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, concerning an administrative dispute, 29 August 2000, Interim judgment No. 787
• 59. Supreme Court of India, Gaurav Jain v. Union of India and others, 9 July 1997, No. 745-54 of 1990
• 79. Supreme Court of Mauritius, Constitutional Chamber, Pointu v. The Minister of Education and Science, 27 October 1995, No. S.C.J. 350
• 92. Constitutional Court of Romania, 25 February 1993, Decision No. 6
• 95. Constitutional Court of Slovenia, Union of Slovenian Railway Workers, 7 December 1995, No. U-I-92/94
• 96. Judicial Yuan, 2 August 2002, No. 549

Protection against discrimination in employment and occupation

• 2. Constitutional Court of South Africa, Jacques Charl Hoffman v. South African Airways, 28 September 2000, Case No. CCT 17/00
• 5. Constitutional Court of the Federal Republic of Germany, Decision of 18 November 2003, 1 BvR 302/96
• 13. Constitutional Court of Australia, The Commonwealth of Australia v. Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission, 15 December 2000, [2000] FCA 1854
• 15. Australian Higher Court, Qantas Airways Limited v. Christie, 19 March 1998, [1998] HCA 18
• 16. Industrial Relations Tribunal, Vera Sapevski, Velika Trajkosta, Cvetanka Levnarovska, Todonka Ristevska, Mirian Morales, Rosa Sagredo and Myriam Araneda v. Katies Fashions, 8 July 1997, IRC No. 219/97
• 18. Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, Termination, Change and Redundancy Case, 2 August 1984, [1984] 8 I.R. 34
• 25. Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria, 27 July 1992, Decision 8, Constitutional Case No. 7
• 27. Ouagadougou Labour Court, Compaore v. Sitarail, 25 March 2003, No. 037
• 28. Ouagadougou Labour Court, Savadogo Zonabo v. Grands moulins du Burkina, 10 September 2002, No. 140
• 29. Supreme Court of Canada, Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), 20 December 2001, No. 2001 SCC 94
• 30. Quebec Human Rights Tribunal, Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission v. University of Laval, 2 August 2000, No. 200-53-000013-982, 2000 CanLII 3 (QC T.D.P.)
• 39. Constitutional Court of Colombia, Seventh Appellate Chamber, Alfonso Ruiz and others v. Empresa Sucesores de José de Jesús Restrepo and Cía. S.A., 13 March 1995, Case No. T 102/95
• 58. Supreme Court of India, Vishaka and others v. State of Rajasthan and others, 13 August 1997
• 61. Supreme Court of India, Mackinnon Mackenzie v. Audrey D’Costa and anothe, 26 March 1987, No. 1265 of 1987
• 65. Turin Court of Appeal, Lanificio Tallia Gruppo v. Ceria Mary, 29 May 1964
• 73. Antsirabe Labour Court, Ramiaranjatovo, Jean-Louis v. Fitsaboana Maso, 7 June 2004, No. 58
• 74. Supreme Court of Madagascar, Dugain and others v. Compagnie Air Madagascar, 5 September 2003, Judgment No.231
• 76. Constitutional High Court, 7 May 1997, Decision No. 07-HCC/D3
• 82. Supreme Court of Norway, Diasos v. the Djakonhjemme Senior Administrative Officer, 1986
• 84. Supreme Court of New Zealand, Van Gorkom v. Attorney General and another, 10 February 1977, [1977] 1 NZLR 535
• 88. Appellate Labour Court, Second Chamber, Carmen Sachelaridi Knutson v. Cooperativa Santísimo Redentor Ltda. concerning payment of guaranis for several items, 26 May 2000, Agreement and decision No. 40
• 90. Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines, International School Alliance of Educators v. Hon Leonardo A. Quisumbing and others, 1 June 2000, No. 128845

Workers with family responsibilities

• 70. Labour Court of Lesotho, Palesa Peko v. The National University of Lesotho, 1 August 1995, Case No. LC 33/95

Rule of law

Access to justice

• 9. Labour Court of First Instance of the Southern Judicial District, Susana Elena Ordóñez v. Government of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, concerning an administrative dispute, 29 August 2000, Interim judgment No. 787
• 55. Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”), Social Chamber, 25 January 2005, Appeal No. 04-41012

Right to effective legal remedy

• 75. Constitutional High Court, 14 February 2001, Decision No. 01-HCC/D2
• 80. Constitutional Court of Niger, 16 January 2002, Judgment No. 2002-004/CC

Right to damages

• 2. Constitutional Court of South Africa, Jacques Charl Hoffman v. South African Airways, 28 September 2000, Case No. CCT 17/00
• 60. Supreme Court of India, Nilabeti Behera alias Lalita Behera v. State of Orissa and others, 24 March 1993, 1993 SOL Case No. 194

Immunity from jurisdiction

• 55. Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”), Social Chamber, 25 January 2005, Appeal No. 04-41012

Independence of the judiciary

• 93. Supreme Court of Rwanda, Constitutional Court Chamber, 19 February 2002, Decision No. 009/11.02/02

Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Right to strike

• 1. Constitutional Court of South Africa, NUMSA v. Bader Pop, 13 December 2002, Case No. CCT 14/02
• 4. Constitutional Court of South Africa, South African National Defence Union v. Minister of Defence, 26 May 1999, Case No. CCT 27/98
• 38. Constitutional Court of Colombia, Fourth Appellate Supervisory Chamber, Sindicato de las Empresas Varias de Medellín v. Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Municipio of Medellin and Empresas Varias de Medellín E.S.P., 10 August 1999, Case No. 206.360
• 53. Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, On the case concerning the verification of constitutionality of Article 12 of the Law of the USSR of 9 October, 1989 “On the Order of Settlement of Collective Labour Disputes (Conflicts)”, 17 May 1995

Freedom of association

• 1. Constitutional Court of South Africa, NUMSA v. Bader Pop, 13 December 2002, Case No. CCT 14/02
• 4. Constitutional Court of South Africa, South African National Defence Union v. Minister of Defence, 26 May 1999, Case No. CCT 27/98
• 11. Labour Court of First Instance of the Southern Judicial District, Vargas, Bernardo Silenio v. Provincial Executive Branch, Provincial Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, concerning an administrative dispute, 30 September 1998, Case No. 556, Final decision No. 565
• 29. Supreme Court of Canada, Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), 20 December 2001, No. 2001 SCC 94
• 33. Supreme Court of Chile, Carlos Castro Cortés v. Wackenhut - Chile, 1 August 2001, Case No. 2549-01
• 34. Appellate Court of Santiago, José Patricio Olivares Tapia and Carlos Octavio Abarca González v. María Soledad Hurtado Gálvez, 6 November 2000, Case No. 2840-2000
• 35. Supreme Court of Chile, Víctor Améstida Stuardo and others v. Santa Isabel S.A., 19 October 2000, Case No. 10.695
• 39. Constitutional Court of Colombia, Seventh Appellate Chamber, Alfonso Ruiz and others v. Empresa Sucesores de José de Jesús Restrepo and Cía. S.A., 13 March 1995, Case No. T 102/95
• 46. Supreme Court of Spain, Secundino C.R. v. TOVIC S.L., 2 October 1989
• 71. Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, 14 January 1999, No. 8/98
• 85. Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay, Application of unconstitutionality raised by the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) and the Central Nacional de Trabajadores (CNT) v. Presidential decree No. 16769, 23 September 2000, Case No. 35
• 91. Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines, UST Faculty Union and others v. Dir Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio, Jr, and others, 16 November 1999, G.R. No. 131235
• 94. Constitutional Court of Slovenia, Independent Trade Unions of Slovenia v. the Act on Representativeness of Trade Unions, 5 February 1998, No. U-I-57/95
• 95. Constitutional Court of Slovenia, Union of Slovenian Railway Workers, 7 December 1995, No. U-I-92/94

Collective bargaining

• 1. Constitutional Court of South Africa, NUMSA v. Bader Pop, 13 December 2002, Case No. CCT 14/02
• 8. National Court of Appeal, Fifth Chamber, Parra Vera Maxima v. San Timoteo SA conc., 14 June 2006, Case No. 144/05 68536
• 10. Court No. 20, Asociación de Trabajadores del Estado (A.T.E.) and others v. Government of Argentina (Executive Branch), 29 August 2000, Decision No. 19.896
• 37. Constitutional Court of Colombia, 5 April 2000, Decision C-385/2000
• 43. Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Chamber, 8 October 1993, Case No. 5000-93
• 47. Constitutional Court, Second Chamber, 23 November 1981, Case No. 38/1981
• 86. Appellate Labour Court, Second Chamber, Arq. Francisco Vallejos and others v. Corporación de Obras Sanitarias (CORPOSANA) concerning compliance with a collective agreement, 4 August 2000, Agreement and decision No. 90
• 99. Constitutional Court, 18 October 2000, Case No. 1-36/2000

Protection against anti-union discrimination

• 48. Tallinn District Court, Administrative Division, Ly Kovanen v. Ownership Reform Department of the City of Tallin, 6 November 2000, Case No. II-3-286/2000

Prohibition of forced labour

• 6. Constitutional Court of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1 July 1998
• 101. Supreme Court of Zambia, Civil jurisdiction, Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Limited v. Peter Zulu and 118 others, 13 November 1997, No. 59 of 1996

Maternity protection

• 5. Constitutional Court of the Federal Republic of Germany, Decision of 18 November 2003, 1 BvR 302/96

Social protection

• 20. Constitutional Court of the Azerbaijan Republic, On Conformity of Article 109 of the Law on Pension Maintenance of Citizens with Articles 25, 38 and 71 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, 29 December 1999
• 57. Supreme Court, Castanié v. Widow Hurtado, Request of 27 February 1934

Migrant workers

• 7. Federal Administrative Court, Judgment of 28 May 1991 (1 C 20.89)
• 36. Court of Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Civil Appeal No. 218 of 2005 (appeal of decision HCAL no. 30/2003)
• 37. Constitutional Court of Colombia, 5 April 2000, Decision C-385/2000