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Is class action or actio popularis possible? (court claims or action in the name of a group)

Code:
RED15
Key Area:
Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):
Discrimination, Equality
20/12/2011 - 13:48
Short Answer

Yes, partly.

Qualitative Info

The AGG allow for class action or action popularis only to a very limited degree: solely trade unions and work councils are entitled, according to art. 17 AGG, to take legal actions against employers who are suspected to have severely breached an AGG provision.


Source:

General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, AGG), 14.08.2006, http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/agg/ (accessed on 21.12.2011).

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Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism
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