The proposed EU “equal treatment” directive

How the UK gives other EU member states a glimpse of the future

Authors

  • Paul Coleman
  • Roger Kiska

Keywords:

Religious freedom, European Union, non-discrimination, sexual orientation, provision of goods and services

Abstract

This article examines the key provisions of a proposed radical European Union “non-discrimination” directive and compares the draft law with similar laws that have already been passed in the United Kingdom. By outlining the significant limitations on freedom of religion that have resulted from the passing of similar laws in the UK, the article seeks to accurately predict the path that other EU countries will follow if the proposed directive is adopted.

Author Biographies

Paul Coleman

Paul Coleman LL.M. (*1985) serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). He is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and obtained his Bachelor of Law from Newcastle University and his LL.M. from the University of Northumbria. He is a regularly featured speaker on religious liberty issues throughout the U.K. and Europe.

Roger Kiska

Roger Kiska J.D. (*1974) is senior legal counsel for ADF. He has acted in more than twenty cases before the European Court of Human Rights as well as provided numerous keynote addresses on issues of fundamental human rights to various committees and inter-groups at the European Parliament and at national Parliaments. He is also currently a member of the Advisory Panel of the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union. Kiska received his Juris Doctorate from Ave Maria School of Law; Masters of Arts from Vanderbilt University; and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba. Both Coleman and Kiska work at the European office of ADF in Vienna, Austria, where they specialize in international litigation with a focus on European law.

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Published

2022-12-20

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012): Rising Restrictions Worldwide

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2012 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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