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Harassment Protocols in Spain: The Case of Universities

2017; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-319-63065-6_12

2213-0470

Lourdes Mella Méndez,

Ethics and bioethics in healthcare

Although it does not contain specific regulation, the Spanish Constitution provides the highest level of protection to any person—ordinary citizen or employee—against any form of harassment and degrading treatment, establishing that “Spaniards are equal before the law and may not in any way be discriminated against on account of birth, race, sex, religion, opinion or any other personal or social condition or circumstance” (Art. 14). More specifically, it upholds the right to physical and moral integrity and protection from inhuman or degrading treatment (Art. 15), “right to honour, to personal and family privacy and to one’s own image” (Art. 18.1) and the right to work and to decent working conditions. Furthermore, “under no circumstances may they be discriminated against on account of their sex” (Art. 35.1).