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A difference in treatment will not amount to discrimination which is inadmissible where it has an objective and reasonable justification. This will exist where the differential treatment concerned pursues a legitimate aim and there is a reasonable relationship of proportionality between the means employed and the aim sought to be realised.<\/p>\n

Legitimate aims have been found to include support for the traditional family,2208 <\/sup><\/span>the development of linguistic unity of two large language regions,2209 <\/sup><\/span>the protection of the labour market and of public order,2210 <\/sup><\/span>safeguarding national security2211 <\/sup><\/span>and securing the safety of employees.2212<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

There will, however, be a need to show a link between a legitimate aim and the differential treatment concerned2213 <\/sup><\/span>and it may be found to lack a factual basis.2214<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore there must exist a reasonable relationship of proportionality between the means employed and the aim which is being sought to be realised.2215 <\/sup><\/span>In this regard it will be material that the difference in treatment is limited in scope.2216 <\/sup><\/span>It will not be decisive that the problem could be addressed by some other means2217 <\/sup><\/span>nor that the hardship suffered by some in the group or class is significant, but not generally.2218<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

States are likely to be given the benefit of the doubt in assessing whether and to what extent differences in otherwise similar situations justify different treatment where general measures of economic or social strategy are involved.2219 <\/sup><\/span>However, despite the wide range of prohibited grounds of discrimination, particularly close scrutiny is given to treatment that affects persons by reason of their birth, gender, marital status, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation2220 <\/sup><\/span>and particularly weighty evidence will be required before such treatment will be regarded as justified.<\/p>\n

A person\u2018s marital status can have no bearing on the acceptability of any difference of treatment by reference to gender.2221<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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