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Is racial discrimination defined in national law?

Code:
RED1
Key Area:
Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):
Racism, Discrimination
02/12/2011 - 12:29
Short Answer

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

Qualitative Info

The Law 62/2003 of fiscal, administrative and socila measures defines the principle of equality as «the inexistence of any kind of direct or indirect discrimination due to racial, ethnical religious or ideological reasons as well as in the case of a handicap, age or sexual orientation reasons».
              
The Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11th about the Rights and Obligations of Foreigners in Spain and their ocial Integraation defines in its article no. 23the discriminatory acts. E.g: considering this law,discrimination can be defined as "any cact that directly or indirectly implies a diferentiation, exclution, restriction or preference agains a foreign person and based on its race, color, ancestry or national origin, ideology and religious practices. Having this discrimintation the gol of distroying or limminting, in equality conditions, the recognition or exercise of  human   rights and basic liberties in the political, social and cultural areas".

Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
External Url http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/12/31/pdfs/A46874-46992.pdf
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