discrimination
Journalistinnen und Journalisten des Bayrischen Rundfunks und des Spiegels haben in einem Experiment gezeigt, dass Personen mit ausländischen Namen auf dem deutschen Wohnungsmarkt diskriminiert werden. Dieses Phänomen ist zwar nicht neu – aber in Europa bisher noch zu wenig belegt. ...
+ En lire plusDas Bundesgericht kommt im Urteil vom 7. April 2017 zur Einschätzung, dass sich eine im Zeitpunkt der Einbürgerung 86-jährige Frau nicht genügend um ihre Integration bemüht habe. Die Gemeinde habe die ordentliche Einbürgerung zurecht verweigert. Laut dem Bundesgericht hätte sich die mittlerweile demente und schwerkranke Gesuchstellerin nach ihrer Einreise in die Schweiz im Alter von 72 Jahren besser integrieren sollen: Deutsch lernen und Kontakte zur lokalen Bevölkerung pflegen. ...
+ En lire plusThe United States has a long history of excluding foreigners on the basis of race and religion, and Americans always have been profoundly ambivalent about immigration. At times they have been comfortable with diversity and confident in their ability to assimilate newcomers, while at other times they have worried about national unity and frightened of foreigners almost to the point of paranoia. ...
+ En lire plusThe issue of whether EU (labor) migration law respects the principle of gender equality as it is supposed to is so far understudied. This attempt of exposing some gender-related flaws in the EU migration law shortly discusses the gender-neutrality of the EU Blue Card Directive and the Seasonal Workers Directive as two examples of EU migration law. And, it is used as evidence that the EU asylum and migration law does indeed contain traces of gender-discrimination. ...
+ En lire plusRecently we witnessed the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States of America. Given that he has no prior political experience, his election was for a long time considered unthinkable. And since he built his election campaign on xenophobic, racist and sexist language, many dreaded such an outcome. Immediately, questions were also raised about what Trump’s election means for international relations and whether it will boost other populist movements worldwide. ...
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