Defrenne v Sabena (No 2)
Defrenne v Sabena (No 2) (1976) Case 43/75 is a foundational European Union law case, concerning direct effect and the European Social Charter in the European Union. It held that the EU:
is not merely an economic union, but is at the same time intended, by common action, to ensure social progress and seek the constant improvement of the living and working conditions of their people...
| Defrenne v Sabena (No 2) | |
|---|---|
| Court | European Court of Justice |
| Decided | 8 Apr 1976 |
| Citation(s) | (1976) Case 43/75, [1976] ECR 455, [1976] ICR 547, [1981] 1 All ER 122 |
| Keywords | |
| Equality, social, economic | |
The case was championed by the Belgian lawyer Éliane Vogel-Polsky, who was responsible for much of the heavy involvement in sex discrimination law of the time by the European Court of Justice.
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