A Comparison of Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the Czech Republic and in the United Kingdom as a Point of Dearture for Future European Policies

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

A Comparison of Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the Czech Republic and in the United Kingdom as a Point of Dearture for Future European Policies

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In its analysis of various legal regulations and data from the United Kingdom and theCzech Republic concerning harassment. and namely sexual harassment, the article highlights how sociological discourses and legal decisions have reflected upon this specific form of discrimination, which is regulated by international, European as wel las national means. The article first considers two major principles of sexual harassment- &apos;quid pro quo&apos; and a &apos;hostile working environment&apos;; later. international, European as well as national provisions such as conventions, directives and various other acts are presented. In the Czech Republic, the most important measures to protect prospective vctims against harassment and sexual harassment are the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the Labour Code. and in the United Kingdom respective measures are the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Equality Act 2010 and the Protectionfrom Harassment Act 1997. The central part of the article is an elucidation of the differences concerning the settlement of harassment and sexual harassment cases in the two countries; they are explained in the context of sociological data and relevant case law. Firstly. while in the United Kingdom sociologists as well as ordinary citizens are more or less aware of the negative effects of the phenomenon, in the Czech Republic. media discourses as well as decision makers of the judicial system have tendencies to underestimate it or even to ridicule prospective victims. Secondly. despite sharing similar structural features of international. European and national provisions concerning harassment and sexual harassment. examples of case law in the Czech Republic and in the United Kingdom have demonstrated substantial differences between the nature of complaints adjudicated by the national courts.

Název v anglickém jazyce

A Comparison of Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the Czech Republic and in the United Kingdom as a Point of Dearture for Future European Policies

Popis výsledku anglicky

In its analysis of various legal regulations and data from the United Kingdom and theCzech Republic concerning harassment. and namely sexual harassment, the article highlights how sociological discourses and legal decisions have reflected upon this specific form of discrimination, which is regulated by international, European as wel las national means. The article first considers two major principles of sexual harassment- &apos;quid pro quo&apos; and a &apos;hostile working environment&apos;; later. international, European as well as national provisions such as conventions, directives and various other acts are presented. In the Czech Republic, the most important measures to protect prospective vctims against harassment and sexual harassment are the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the Labour Code. and in the United Kingdom respective measures are the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Equality Act 2010 and the Protectionfrom Harassment Act 1997. The central part of the article is an elucidation of the differences concerning the settlement of harassment and sexual harassment cases in the two countries; they are explained in the context of sociological data and relevant case law. Firstly. while in the United Kingdom sociologists as well as ordinary citizens are more or less aware of the negative effects of the phenomenon, in the Czech Republic. media discourses as well as decision makers of the judicial system have tendencies to underestimate it or even to ridicule prospective victims. Secondly. despite sharing similar structural features of international. European and national provisions concerning harassment and sexual harassment. examples of case law in the Czech Republic and in the United Kingdom have demonstrated substantial differences between the nature of complaints adjudicated by the national courts.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

4th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sociences and Arts SGEM 201

ISBN

978-619-7105-93-3

ISSN

2367-5659

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

879-886

Název nakladatele

STEF 92 Technology Ltd.

Místo vydání

Sofia

Místo konání akce

Vienna - Hofburg (Congress Center)

Datum konání akce

28. 3. 2017

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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