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Art. 10 Constitution of the Canton of Bern (CCB) - Equality before the Law
**Fundamental Rights, Social Rights, Social Objectives - Fundamental Rights**
Art. 10 Constitution of the Canton of Bern (CCB) - Equality before the Law · Equality before the Law
1. Equality before the law is guaranteed. Discrimination based on race, color, sex, language, origin, lifestyle, as well as political or religious beliefs is prohibited in all cases.
2. Men and women are equal. They have the right to equal access to public educational institutions and offices, to equal education, and to equal pay for work of equal value.
3. The canton and municipalities promote the actual equality of men and women.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (8)
100 2019 385 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 Satz 1 KV)
Student Grant Calculation Disclosure and Stepfather Income Inclusion Appeal
Mentioned in the reasoning (E. 5.2) concerning the principle of equal treatment, but not explicitly cited in the final orders (1-5).
100 2020 132 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 KV)
Scholarship Recalculation Based on Definitive Tax Assessment
Cited in the reasoning (E. 4.1) as the cantonal constitutional basis for the principle of equality before the law, but not explicitly cited in the final orders.
100 2021 219 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 Satz 1 KV)
GBL Reduction for Long-Term Provisional Resident Deemed Disproportionate
The cantonal constitutional basis for the principle of legal equality.
120 2019 58 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 KV)
Local Authority v. Owner Regarding Retaining Wall Demolition for Traffic Safety
Cited in relation to the principle of equality (Gleichbehandlung).
100 2016 339 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 KV)
Private Institutions v. Bern Cantonal Health and Welfare Directorate (Subsidies for Pension Contributions)
Cited as a cantonal basis for the principle of legal equality, examined in the context of the appellants' claims.
100 2017 337 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 der Verfassung des Kantons Bern (KV; BSG 101.1))
Bern Cantonal Court Upholds Gurtenweg Traffic Restriction Based on Safety Grounds
Cited in the reasoning regarding the principle of equality before the law.
100 2016 61 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 KV)
Handball Club Travel Reimbursement Denial based on Geographical Interpretation of "European Competition"
Cited in the reasoning section (E. 3.3.4) in the context of examining the principle of equality before the law.
110 2009 119 · be (Art. 10 Abs. 1 KV)
Petitioners' Addition to Listed Hotel Rejected Due to Zoning Violations
Cited in the reasoning as the basis for the principle of equal treatment, which was invoked by the appellants but rejected by the court.