Preservere: Preventing Racism and Discrimination - Enabling the Effective Implementation of the EU Anti-Racist Legal Framework
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Preservere proposes actions that prevent and fight racism and xenophobia through a more effective implementation of the European legal framework that has already been transposed in Member States that are part of the partnership: Italy, Cyprus, Netherlands, Greece, Bulgaria and Malta. It focuses, in particular, on professionals who are expected to enforce this framework, but are often unaware of, or unfamiliar with it and, therefore, unable to rely on it in order to protect and empower victimised groups.
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The EU Anti-Racism Action Plan 2020-25 notes that a system that protects groups vulnerable to racial or ethnic discrimination must, first and foremost, rely on the effective enforcement of the legal framework. While this is available in the EU (primarily in the form of the Racial Equality Directive and the Victims’ Rights Directive), the European Commission has acknowledged that effective implementation of said framework is often lacking. Preservere will address these identified gaps by:
1. Examining how the legal framework has been transposed in the national contexts of project partners. It will question whether the existing legal framework, at both the European and national levels, fits for purpose, or if there are gaps to be filled (by amending and strengthening existing Directives or passing new legislation).
2. Identifying the gaps (and reasons these exist) in the implementation of the law in each partner country.
3. Supporting these researches with better data. The project will explore the extent to which the law is enforced in different partner countries, by collecting and coding data on the number of relevant cases that are reported to the police or equality bodies, the outcomes of their investigations, how many cases reach the Court and their outcomes, including any penalties imposed on the perpetrators.
4. Building on the analysis and data collected, the project will develop educational materials for legal professionals.
The Preservere e-book #1 is out now!
The e-book consists of chapters about the legal framework of six EU Member States. It also includes a chapter on the Racial Equality Directive and Victims' Rights Directive, and a comparative analysis between the different case studies. Click here to download the e-book. You can also download the e-book from Academia.edu or read it as a flipbook on Issuu.
The Preservere online platform is online now!
The online platform contains materials from the Preservere training sessions for legal professionals, frontline workers, and educators. Click here to visit the website.
1. Examining how the legal framework has been transposed in the national contexts of project partners. It will question whether the existing legal framework, at both the European and national levels, fits for purpose, or if there are gaps to be filled (by amending and strengthening existing Directives or passing new legislation).
2. Identifying the gaps (and reasons these exist) in the implementation of the law in each partner country.
3. Supporting these researches with better data. The project will explore the extent to which the law is enforced in different partner countries, by collecting and coding data on the number of relevant cases that are reported to the police or equality bodies, the outcomes of their investigations, how many cases reach the Court and their outcomes, including any penalties imposed on the perpetrators.
4. Building on the analysis and data collected, the project will develop educational materials for legal professionals.
The Preservere e-book #1 is out now!
The e-book consists of chapters about the legal framework of six EU Member States. It also includes a chapter on the Racial Equality Directive and Victims' Rights Directive, and a comparative analysis between the different case studies. Click here to download the e-book. You can also download the e-book from Academia.edu or read it as a flipbook on Issuu.
The Preservere online platform is online now!
The online platform contains materials from the Preservere training sessions for legal professionals, frontline workers, and educators. Click here to visit the website.
