性別平等的法律保護

Legal Protection for Gender Equality

周宗憲(Tsung-Hsien Chou)

《藝術與文化論衡》 1期 (2010/09) Pp. 109-120

https://doi.org/10.29524/TVAC.201009.0006

摘要

基於對人性尊嚴的尊重，性別平等不僅是現代國家國民應有的道德認知，更應受立憲民主法治國家具強制力的法律秩序所保護者。國家不僅不得於法制上有違性別平等的憲法規範，更應積極實現有助於性別平等的法制環境，而作爲藉釋憲權與違憲審查權以守護憲法與人權的司法院大法官，亦負有捍衛性別平等不被侵犯的憲法義務。
本爲首先釋明憲法有關性別平等的規範內涵及其效力，並檢視立法者於實踐性別平等上的立法與修法之法制現況，以及司法院大法官歷年來於守護性別平等方面的幾號釋法解釋，最後，則從憲法保障性別平等的規範意旨，評析若干法制的規定是否有牴觸性別平等的憲法規定之違憲性。

關鍵字

人性尊嚴 ； 男女平等 ； 性別平等 ； 性別歧視 ； 憲法解釋

並列摘要

Based on the respect for human dignity, gender equality is not only the moral cognition supposedly to be found in modern country, but it should further be safeguard by laws and order of legal enforcement of constitutional democracy of rule of law. As such, any nation should not merely refrain from any demeanor in violation of gender equality of constitutional stipulations; it should also actively realize such legal environment that is conducive to gender equality. As for the panel of grand judges of the Justice Yuan that possesses the right for constitution and right of judicial review, it is entrusted with the constitutional obligation to safeguard equality of the sexes from infringement.
This study would first elaborate on the connotation of scope and effect with regard to gender equality in the constitution, and examine the status quo of legal enactment for legislation and law amendment in the realization of equality of the sexes. Besides, it would, as well, delineate number of constitutional interpretations for upholding gender equality by the panel of grand judge of the Justice Yuan in the previous years. At the end, it would, from the perspective of connotative scope for the protection of gender equality constitution, analysis and evaluate if certain stipulation of some laws and regulations have violated the stipulated unconstitutionality regarding gender equality by the constitution.

並列關鍵字

human dignity ； equality of the sexes ； gender equality ； gender discrimination ； constitutional interpretation