Overall assessment

• Author: Nicole Mathé
• Pages: 40-40

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12 Overall assessment

The following transposition problems were mentioned in this report:

1. Lack of case law on the topics,

2. Istanbul Convention not yet ratified,

3. Test-Achats ruling of the CJEU not yet fully implemented .

From a purely theoretical legal view it can be confirmed that the implementation of the EU

gender equality acquis in Liechtenstein is sati sfactory. However, because of the lack of

case law concerning gender equality, it is difficult to assess whether enforcement is

satisfactory as well. Sin ce 1999, namely for more than 20 years, the Law on Gender

Equality has been in existence but the various topics on gender equality are still rarely

debated in public with a marginal status. Nevertheless, active awar eness-raising

campaigns28 concerning gender equality are conducted on a regular basis. Moreover,

Liechtenstein wanted to send out a signal with the creation of the new Association for

Human Rights, which has the clear mission to progress all matters concerning human

rights, including gender equality, in an independent and objective manner.

28 See since January 2017 on the website of the Office for Social Services

http://www.llv.li/#/117761/veranstaltungen-und-projekte.