Fairnessmeans thatjudgesindecidinga case should beequaltreatment of parties, the parties to respect the rightofaction, so thattheyremain a neutralposition.
Opening the debate on 17 May 2010, the Parliament's rapporteur on the law, Luxembourg centre-right MEP Astrid Lulling said she had been calling for revision to equaltreatment laws since the 1980s, when equality laws were first published.
What I meant by that qualification was that in the early years, he was trying to right clear wrongs, to end racial discrimination and demeaning treatment, and promote equal opportunity and respect for all.