European equality law review. 2023

This issue opens with four in-depth articles. The first article, by Dolores Morondo Taramundi from the University of Deusto, explores the introduction of rights regarding menstrual health in Spain. The second article, by Panos Kapotas from the University of Portsmouth, provides an overview of the state of play on the use of comparators and comparisons in EU gender equality law, as reflected in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The third article, by Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck of UC Louvain-Saint-Louis-Bruxelles, explores the level of protection against discrimination on the ground of non-religious beliefs in EU law. The final article, by Roma activist and scholar Iulius Rostas, examines the protection provided in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania against Roma segregation in education, through an assessment of national legislation, case law and policies. As in previous issues of this publication, the following section provides an overview of the relevant case law of the CJEU and of the European Court of Human Rights. The final section on national developments contains brief summaries of the most important developments in legislation, case law and policy at the national level in the 36 countries covered by the network.