Europos (Tarybos) standartai kovos su diskriminacija srityje

ENThis article addresses the notion of European anti-discrimination standards and the importance thereof for Lithuanian law. A brief overview of antidiscrimination standards of the Council of Europe is followed by the analysis of the openness of this system to other legal systems, in particular that of the European Union. Taking into account the substantive content of Lithuania's commitments assumed under the Council of Europe legal acts and those resulting from the membership in the European Union, the importance of the European anti-discrimination standards for Lithuanian law is assessed at the same time inquiring whether there is a need for assuming any further obligations under the Council of Europe legal acts in this field, notably Protocol No. 12 to the ECHR. The article also examines certain issues of domestic implementation of obligations stemming from European legal acts. The findings of the research presented in this article indicate a need for a holistic view of constant interaction between international, European, and domestic levels of law in further refining and implementing the already existing anti-discrimination standards.