European and international institutional connection of the National Council for Combating Discrimination

• Author: Cristian Jura
• Pages: 35-47

European and international institutional connection of the National

Council for Combating Discrimination

Professor Cristian JURA

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Abstract

The primary purpose of this research study is to introduce and ex amine the Eu-

ropean and international network of the National Council for Combating Discrimination,

one of the national institutions in a permanent connection with most of the international

organizations, namely Unit ed Nations, Council of Europe, OSCE, European Union and

others. The National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD) was established in

August 2002, following the adoption of the Government Ordinance no. 137/2000 and

Government Decision no. 1194/2001 regarding the organization and operation of CNCD.

These documents are in fact the transposition into the national legislation of certain Eu-

ropean directives. At European level, there are institutions similar to CNCD in all the

Member States of the EU, yet CNCD is singular thanks to the fact that it can ascertain

discrimination on 14 different criteria and can impose sanctions. No other institution of

this nature covers such a large scope. CNCD is an autonomous state authority, under

Parliament contro l, which carries out its activity in the field of preventio n, combating

and sanctioning of all the discrimination forms. The main method to compile this study is

the content analysis, simple or comparative, dealt with in a manner specific to research

in the sector of socio-human sciences, law and history, respectively. Several statistical

aspects will be underlined where they are a natural completion to the quality analysis.

An essential role is played by personal experience of almost 20 years in the public inter-

national law. This research study will help with a better understanding of the role and

place that CNCD occupies in the society and a model of international connection of a

national institution.

Keywords: National Council for Combating Discrimination, Council of Europe,

ECRI, discrimination, European Convention for Human Rights, European Union.

JEL Classification: K23, K33, K38

1. What is the National Council for Combating Discrimination from

an institutional perspective?

The National Council for Combating Discrimination

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, hereinafter

CNCD, is the state authority in the sector of discrimination, autonomous, with

legal capacity, found under Parliamentary Control and at the same time a guaran-

tor of enforcement and implementation of the principle of non-discrimination, in

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Cristian Jura – „Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Nati onal Council for Combating

Discrimination, Romania, cristianjura@yahoo.com.

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For further information on CNCD, see: http://www.cncd.org.ro/, consulted on. 1.05.2019.