ABSTRACT
Constitutions of many countries contain provisions on dignity, harassment, and discrimination, which may form the basis for a country's laws on these subjects. The German constitution, adopted in 1949, is referred to as the Basic Law. In 1990, the Basic Law became the Constitution of the unified West and East Germany. The principle of equal treatment is laid down as a basic right of the Basic Law; it prohibits discrimination on grounds of sex, race, nationality, handicap, and religion. The Fundamental Law of Hungary, the country's new Constitution, came into force on January 1, 2012, and states that every employee shall have the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety, and dignity. The Constitution of South Africa states that everyone has the right to equal protection. It prohibits discrimination on grounds which include race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, color, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language, and birth.
