Rejection of the Continuation of the Gender Equality Commission in the Canton of Zug

Facts

The Alternative Party - the Green Party of Zug, the Christian Social Party of Zug, the Social Democratic Party of the Canton of Zug, the Swiss Lawyers' Association, the Trade Union Federation of the Canton of Zug, the OFRA Zug, as well as twelve individuals, have filed a complaint against the decision of the Cantonal Council of Zug to not continue the existing Commission for Gender Equality. The Canton of Zug was called upon to fulfill the constitutional and international legal mandate to promote and realize the actual equality of men and women, and to create the legal basis for a commission and/or specialized agency.

Considerations

The FSCA finds that the Cantonal Council, with its decision of 28 October 2010, rejected the continuation of the Gender Equality Commission without providing a replacement solution. This jeopardizes the implementation of the constitutional mandate for equality between women and men in the Canton of Zug.

Pursuant to Art. 8 para. 3 sentence 2 Cst. and § 5 para. 2 Cst./ZG, as well as Art. 2 CEDAW, the Canton of Zug is obliged to provide a replacement solution, i.e. to specify who, how and with what…