Why doesn't the government do more to protect equality and equal treatment, in a country where female workers lag behind in every indicator, from equal pay, to workforce participation, to representation among CEOs, on corporate boards, and in parliament?
Yes, the international community must protect Israel, but Israel must protect equality before the law.
The question before the court was whether those laws violated provisions of the state's Constitution protecting equality and fundamental rights.
Liberals, on the other hand, see contemporary art as protecting equality by assailing the establishment, especially if the art is by oppressed groups.
Even if marriage becomes more inclusive in ways that protect equality and freedom for all, some caregivers will prefer more flexible civil union agreements, or only to formalize their child support and custody arrangement.
In contrast to the strides it has made in protecting the rights of gays and lesbians overturning anti-sodomy laws a decade ago and gutting the Defence of Marriage Act last year, with more same-sex marriage litigation on the horizon the Court has made little progress in protecting equality for women.
She is confident the watchdog would still be a respected equality champion, despite the latest job losses: "Our reforms will ensure that we remain a strong and independent voice protecting equality and human rights and challenging government where rights are threatened," she said.
In striking down the ban for violating state constitutional provisions protecting equality and fundamental rights, the court's 121-page opinion fittingly drew on a 1948 decision in which California's high court removed the bar to interracial marriage 19 years before the United States Supreme Court followed suit.
Rawls' principles oblige a constitution to protect equality of citizenship but leaves most other matters to legislative judgment.
The former SDLP leader said: "The petition of concern facility was put into the agreement to safeguard communal sensitivities and specifically to protect equality and human rights considerations.
