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...religion and belief, and sexual orientation discrimination, judges can appoint an appropriately qualified assessor with expertise in the particular area. To some extent, this overcomes the risk of lack of accountability of experts in that the assessor is formally part of the decision-making process rather than simply a witness. [Described image] Figure 4 Assistance In the...

...religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country (art 1(A)(2) Refugee Convention). The terms ‘asylum seeker’ and ‘refugee’ are often used interchangeably, but if a person has been...

...religion or their organizational affiliation. War, even a ‘low level’ conflict such as Northern Ireland, disrupts the daily patterns of people's lives, making children's families and homes part of the conflict. The Good Friday Agreement of 1999 was supposed to bring a formal end to much of the terrorist violence in Northern Ireland. However, several people have been...

...religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. This is referred to as ‘anti-discriminatory practice’. There is a growing body of law that seeks to prohibit and punish a range of discriminatory behaviours in various kinds of social settings, for example in the provision of services and in employment...