Hearings
European Union
15 May 1986 (Case C-222/84); (Case C-222/84); EU:C:1986:206; [1987] QB 129; [1986] 3 WLR 1038; [1987] ICR 83; [1986] 3 All ER 135; [1986] ECR I-01651, ECJ
Johnston v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
Subject Matter
DISCRIMINATION, SEX — Employment — Dismissal — Male police officers armed as protection against terrorists — Policy for women officers to be unarmed — Women officers' duties restricted — Requirement for women police officers diminished — Dismissal — Whether policy for protection of women — Whether policy contrary to public policy — Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, art 53(1)(2) — Council Directive (76/207/EEC), arts 2(2), 6
(Case C-222/84); (Case C-222/84); EU:C:1986:206; [1987] QB 129; [1986] 3 WLR 1038; [1987] ICR 83; [1986] 3 All ER 135; [1986] ECR I-01651, ECJ
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY — Council Directive — Implementation — United Kingdom legislation to implement principle of equal treatment for men and women employees — Derogation from principle — Public policy — Council Directive (76/207/EEC), arts 2(2)(3), 6 — Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, art 53(1)(2)
(Case C-222/84); (Case C-222/84); EU:C:1986:206; [1987] QB 129; [1986] 3 WLR 1038; [1987] ICR 83; [1986] 3 All ER 135; [1986] ECR I-01651, ECJ