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A pro-marriage equality rally in San Francisco, US Equality symbolSocial equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within society have equal rights, liberties, and status, possibly including civil rights, freedom of expression, autonomy, and equal access to certain public goods and social services.
Equality before law means that the law applies to all peoples equally and without exceptions. For example, the freedom of speech should apply the same to all members of a society. Laws can sometimes be designed to help minimize unequal application. [ 7 ]
The need to formulate general legal principles on equality was defined on the basis of (i) acknowledging the pervasiveness of discrimination and the weaknesses in the protection of the right to equality at both international and national levels, (ii) the absence of comprehensive equality legislation in many countries around the world and the recognition that such legislation is necessary to ...
Short title: Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act [No. 4 of 2000] Image title: 09/02/2000: Author: Government Gazette, Vol. 416, No. 20876
Equality of outcome, in which the general conditions of people's lives are similar; Substantive equality, Equality of outcome for groups; For specific groups: Gender equality; Racial equality; Social equality, in which all people within a group have the same status; Economic inequality; Equality Party (disambiguation), several political parties
Equality before the law, when all people have the same rights; Equal Justice Under Law (civil rights organization) Human rights, when such rights are held in common by all people; Civil rights, when such rights are held in common by all citizens of a nation; Rights guaranteed under gender equality, proposed variously:
Substantive equality is concerned with equality of outcome for all subgroups in society including disadvantaged and marginalized groups. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Substantive rights are contrasted with procedural rights , which are purely formal rules of law that only prescribe how a law ought to be enforced, rather than defining the outcome of a law.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research on 'equality, diversity, and inclusion' (EDI), also called 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI), an organizational frameworks which seek to promote "the fair treatment and full participation of all people", particularly groups "who have historically been underrepresented or ...