Annex 1: table of key national anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Kostic-Mandic, Maja
• Pages: 97-99

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ANNEX 1: TABLE OF KEY NATIONAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION

The main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation at both federal and

federated/provincial level.

Country: Montenegro

Date: 31 December 2018

Title of the law: Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination, Of ficial Gazette of

Montenegro, no. 46/10, 18/2014, 42/17

Abbreviation: LPD

Date of adoption: 6 August 2010

Entry into force: 13 August 2010

Latest relevant amendments: 30 June 2017

Web link: http://www.mmp.gov.me/biblioteka/zakoni

Grounds covered: race, skin colour, national affiliation, social or ethnic orig in, affiliation

to the minority nation or minority national community, langu age, religion or belief,

political or other opinion, sex, sex change, gender identity, se xual orientation and / or

intersex characteristics, health conditions, disability, age, material stat us, marital or

family status, membership of a group or assumed membership of a gr oup, political party

or other organisation as well as other personal characteristi cs.

Material scope: education, labour, goods and service delivery

Civil law

Material scope: education and vocational training, labour, goods and service delivery,

use of facilities/buildings and areas in public use, social protection, i ncluding social

security and healthcare

Principal content: prohibition of direct and indirect discrimination, harassment ,

instruction to discriminate, creation of a specialised body

Title of the law: Criminal Code of Montenegro, Official Gazette o f the Republic

of Montenegro, no. 070/03, 013/04, 047/06, Official Gazett e of Montenegro,

no. 040/08, 025/10, 073/10, 032/11, 064/11, 040/13, 056/13 , 014/15,

042/15, 058/15, 044/17, 049/18

Abbreviation: CC

Date of adoption: 17 December 2003

Entry into force: 3 January 2004

Latest relevant amendments: 17 July 2018

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Grounds covered: national affiliation or affiliation to an ethni c group, race, religion,

political or other opinion, disability, sex, sexual orientati on or gender identity, language,

education, social status, social origin and property, other personal status.

Criminal law

Material scope: Scope of application covers all relevant field s. Article 443 paragraph 4

prescribes that a person who commits an offence from Articl e 443, paragraph 1-3 by

misusing their position will be sentenced to prison (1-8 years). Thi s offence can be

committed in any of relevant areas (education, employment, social services...)

Principal content: prohibition of all forms of discrimination

Title of the law: Labour Law, Official Gazette of Montene gro, no. 049/08,

026/09, 088/09, 026/10, 059/11, 066/12, 031/14, 053/14, 0 04/18

Abbreviation: LL

Date of adoption: 29 July 2008

Entry into force: 6 August 2008

Latest relevant amendments: 26 January 2018

Web link: http://www.paragraf.me/propisi-crnegore/zakon-o- radu.html