欧盟及其主要成员国反性骚扰立法的主要内容

Primary Elements of the Legislations against Sexual Harassment in EU Countries

欧盟关于反性骚扰的立法认为性骚扰违反男女平等原则,属于歧视的一种。欧盟2002年针对性骚扰的专门立法对性骚扰的定义、受害人的保护、对性骚扰的处罚和举证责任等方面进行了较为全面的规范,为成员国提供了立法范本。法国、比利时、卢森堡和意大利等成员国根据各自法律制度的实际情况,将欧盟2002年条例规定的反性骚扰的各项具体目标转化为国内法。了解这些立法对于探讨中国当前相关立法有启发意义。

Legislation against sexual harassment in the European Union makes it clear that sexual harassment is against the principle of gender equality and is a kind of discrimination.In 2002,the EU established legislative guidelines on the definition of sexual harassment and on specific issues relating to the protection of victims,penalties to offenders as well as presentation of evidence so as to guide member states in their legislative initiatives in the area.Countries including France,Belgium,Luxemburg and Italy adopted domestic laws against sexual harassment in accord with the 2002 EU guidelines and the conditions of their own legal systems.To understand these practices in the EU can help us explore relevant issues relating to our own legislative experiments.