Article summary
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Discrimination on grounds of disability – Directive 2000/78/EC – Pursuit by a blind person of the activity of professional juror in criminal proceedings – Article 4(1) – Genuine and determining occupational requirement for pursuit of the activity of juror – Rules of criminal procedure – Article 5 – Reasonable accommodation – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Right to a fair trial – United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Article 13 – Access to justice.
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