工作場所同性間性騷擾所引起之爭議－Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.一案判決之評析

Controversies over Same-Sex Sexual Harassment in the Workplace-A Critical Examination of the Decision of Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services Inc. by the United States Supreme Court

焦興鎧(Cing-Kae Chiao)

《歐美研究》 33卷3期 (2003/09) Pp. 541-598

https://doi.org/10.7015/JEAS.200309.0541

摘要

本文之目的，是要對美國最高法院一九九八年在Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.一案之判決及其實質影響，做一詳盡之檢討評析。除緒論及結語外，全文計分四個主要部分：第一部分探討同性間性騷擾在美國所引起之就業歧視爭議。第二部分說明聯邦上訴法院各巡迴法庭對此一爭議之各項歧異判決，主要以寬嚴不等之三類判決模式來加以區分。第三部分敘述最高法院在Oncale一案之判決，對整個案件之重要事實、聯邦下級法院之判決，以及最高法院之見解均加以說明。第四部分則是評析該案判決所解決之爭議、若干待決之爭點、所衍生之論爭及雇主所應採取之因應措施等。

關鍵字

工作場所性騷擾 ； 工作場所同性間性騷擾 ； 就業上性別歧視 ； 性傾向歧視 ； 一九六四年民權法第七章

並列摘要

The purpose of this paper is to examine in-depth the decision rendered by the U. S. Supreme Court in 1998 regarding the case of Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. In addition to the introductory and concluding remarks, the contents of the paper are divided into four sections. Section One delves into employment discrimination disputes caused by same-sex sexual harassment in the workplace. Section Two examines three models of decisions made by federal circuit courts in accordance with different interpretations of the meaning of ＂sex＂ in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section Three details the rulings of the Court in Oncale, including the facts, decisions of the lower courts, and the opinions of the Court itself. Finally, Section Four provides a critical discussion of the Oncale case, including the issues resolved, unresolved, derived and the responsive measures adopted by employers.

並列關鍵字

sexual harassment in the workplace ； same-sex sexual harassment in the workplace ； sex discrimination in employment ； sexual orientation discrimination ； Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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