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Disability Discrimination Act (Switzerland)
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is a Swiss federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. It also establishes the Bureau for the Equality of Persons with Disabilities, Federal Bureau for the Equality of Persons with Disabilities. The law was adopted on 13 December 2002 by the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 January 2004. Origin In 1998, the Popular initiative in Switzerland, federal popular initiative "Equal rights for people with disabilities" was launched and submitted on 14 June 14 1999. It demanded the anchoring of a new Article 4bis in the Swiss Federal Constitution to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of disability. In addition, it provided for an obligation on the part of the legislature to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. At the same time, the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly had approved two specific provisions on the equal treatment of pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Assembly Of Switzerland
Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or regional governments that are partially self-governing; a union of states * Federal republic, a federation which is a republic *Federalism, a political philosophy * Federalist, a political belief or member of a political grouping * Federalization, implementation of federalism Particular governments *Government of Argentina * Government of Australia * Federal government of Brazil *Government of Canada * Cabinet of Germany * Federal government of Iraq *Government of India * Federal government of Mexico * Federal government of Nigeria *Government of Pakistan * Government of the Philippines *Government of Russia * Government of South Africa *Federal government of the United States **United States federal law **United States federal courts *Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
