TFL Vsebine / Revija Pravnik

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V prispevku avtor zagovarja tezo, da je v praksi prevladujoč ustavnopravni koncept razumevanja in razlage prepovedi diskriminacije glede na starost. Starost je sui generis prepovedana podlaga s posebnimi lastnostmi – hkrati je statična, dinamična in prožna osebna lastnost. Razlikujemo lahko med dejansko, konkretno, domnevno, relativno (starostna razlika) itd. starostjo. Vrhovno sodišče Kanade pogosto poudarja, da razlikovanja glede na starost velikokrat podprejo sodišča, ki razlikovanje razumejo kot pogost in nujen način urejanja družbe. Starostne meje določajo, kdaj lahko sklenemo zakonsko zvezo, volimo, vozimo, privolimo v spolne odnose, prodamo premoženje itd. Namen prispevka je predstaviti moderno, ustavno in na človekovih pravicah utemeljeno razumevanje prepovedi diskriminacije glede na starost. Spoštovanje posameznikovega dostojanstva zahteva ocenjevanje posameznikovih izkušenj, sposobnosti in ničesar več. Vse drugo je kršitev človekovega dostojanstva določene skupine, ki temelji na domnevni nesposobnosti, namesto dejanske sposobnosti teh posameznikov in je z vidika ustavnopravnega koncepta prepovedi diskriminacije glede na starost nesprejemljiva.

The author argues that in practice the prevailing concept of understanding and interpreting age discrimination is the constitutional law concept, as opposed to the labour law concept. Age is a sui generis prohibited ground with specific characteristics – at the same time age is a static, dynamic, and flexible personal characteristic. We can differentiate between the actual, concrete, and supposed age of an individual, their relative age (age gap), etc. The Supreme Court of Canada often emphasizes that age distinctions are frequently upheld by different courts, since they are still understood as a common and necessary way of ordering our society. They are used to determine when we can marry, vote, drive, consent to sexual intercourse, or sell property etc. Article’s attempt is to contribute to a modern, constitutional, and human rights-based approach understanding of the prohibition of age discrimination. Respect for the inherent dignity of an individual requires an individual assessment of his experience, capabilities, and nothing else. Anything else presents a violation of human dignity for a certain group that is based on supposed incompetence, instead of the factual competence of these persons and is unacceptable in the view of the constitutional concept of prohibiting age discrimination.

Dignity as the Basis for Understanding the Constitutional Concept of Prohibiting Age Discrimination