Übersetzung für "gleichheit vor gesetz " (Deutsch → Englisch) :

I would like to stress that when we appeal to equality, justice, law and order and to everything about which we never stop talking in the united Europe, when we talk about friendship and about peaceful cooperation, we must not hide from such problems.

The European Union is built on equality, equality before the law, but also equality as the backbone of the social model, combating exclusion and discrimination, protecting the weakest in society, a commitment to combating gender violence and to the European protection order.

How can we achieve equality without laws?

– (ES) Mr President, Commissioner, the Constitution of my country solemnly states, in Article 14, that all ‘Spaniards are equal before the law, without any discrimination for reasons of birth, race, sex, religion, opinion, or any other political or social condition or circumstance’; and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in Article 20, Chapter III, states that ‘Everyone is equal before the law’; and in Article 21 that ‘Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex,.shall be prohibited’, and other circumstances are stipulated; and Article 23, under the heading ‘Equality between men and women’ lays down that ‘Equality between men and women must be ensured in all areas, including employment, ...[+++]work and pay.

The structure of government and the prerogatives of the different powers shall be founded on rule of law, which shall entail in particular effective and accessible means of legal redress, an independent legal system guaranteeing equality before the law and an executive that is fully subject to the law.

Aristotle was unequivocal in stating that “the just man complies with the law, adheres to equality and makes us comply with the law and equality, whereas the unjust man leads us to illegality and inequality”.