National Council against ban on sexist advertising
The National Council does not intend to legally ban «oversexualized and gender-discriminatory» advertising. According to the Legal Affairs Committee’s statement, limits are already in place under the ban on pornography.
The National Council does not want to ban "oversexualized and gender-discriminatory" advertising by law. On Monday, it tacitly rejected an initiative by Heiner Studer from the Protestant People's Party in Aargau, who has since left the Council.
Criminal law already sets certain limits on public advertising with the ban on pornography, the Legal Commission stated in its negative opinion according to SDA. A stricter ban would be difficult to enforce.
The demand for an ombudsman's office is also off the table with the National Council's no vote. In the opinion of the Legal Affairs Committee and the plenary, the Swiss Commission for Fair Trading can intervene more flexibly and quickly than a state body. It considers gender-discriminatory advertising to be unfair.
It was also noted that the cantons and municipalities are responsible for advertising regulations. They could take account of "the different regional sensitivities".
(Image: Tally Weijl subjects are also always good for a provocation. During the 2008 European Football Championships, an advertising streetcar designed by the fashion company was rejected by the VBZ: "too indecent").
Criminal law already sets certain limits on public advertising with the ban on pornography, the Legal Commission stated in its negative opinion according to SDA. A stricter ban would be difficult to enforce.
The demand for an ombudsman's office is also off the table with the National Council's no vote. In the opinion of the Legal Affairs Committee and the plenary, the Swiss Commission for Fair Trading can intervene more flexibly and quickly than a state body. It considers gender-discriminatory advertising to be unfair.
It was also noted that the cantons and municipalities are responsible for advertising regulations. They could take account of "the different regional sensitivities".
(Image: Tally Weijl subjects are also always good for a provocation. During the 2008 European Football Championships, an advertising streetcar designed by the fashion company was rejected by the VBZ: "too indecent").
