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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (416 Seiten)

Ausgabe: 1st ed

ISBN: 9783031069987

Serie: European Union and Its Neighbours in a Globalized World Series v.8

Anmerkung: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Part I: Vulnerable Groups: Defining the Ever-Changing Concept -- Definition of Vulnerable Groups -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Vulnerability: A Sociological Approach -- 2.1 Concepts and Definitions -- 2.2 Power, Social Norms and Recognition -- 2.3 Vulnerability and Participatory Research -- 3 A Legal Approach: Vulnerability and Vulnerable Groups in International Law -- 3.1 Key Documents of International Human Rights Law and Vulnerable Groups Referred in Them -- 3.2 Identifying Vulnerable Groups: General Trends in International Instruments -- 3.3 Instruments Entirely Dedicated to Concrete Vulnerable Groups -- 3.3.1 National and Ethnic Minorities in International Instruments -- 3.3.2 Instruments Protecting (Specific Groups of) Women -- 3.3.3 Vulnerability of Children -- 3.3.4 Instruments Designed to Protect People with Disabilities -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Other Resources -- Vulnerable Groups in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Use of the Concept of 'Vulnerable Groups' in the ECtHR's Reasoning -- 3 Vulnerable Groups in ECtHR Case Law -- 3.1 Roma Cases (Discrimination Based on Ethnic Origin/Race) -- 3.2 Persons with Mental or Physical Disability -- 3.2.1 Mental Disability -- 3.2.2 Physical Disability -- 3.3 HIV Positive -- 3.4 Persons Deprived of Liberty -- 3.5 Asylum Seekers -- 3.6 Children -- 3.7 Women -- 3.8 LGBT -- 3.9 Socio-economic Vulnerability -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Other Resources -- Case Law -- The Role of Constitutional Justice Institutions in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Constitutional Justice Institutions in the Democratic Transition and Protection of Human Rights , 2.1 Constitutional Justice in Transitional Democracies -- 2.2 Constitutional Justice Institutions as Institutions Protecting Human Rights -- 3 Vulnerable Groups in the Jurisprudence of Constitutional Justice Institutions -- 3.1 Constitutional Jurisprudence on the Issues of Minority Rights -- 3.1.1 National Minorities -- 3.1.2 LGBTQI Rights -- 3.2 Constitutional Jurisprudence on Crime-Related Vulnerability: The Protection of Detained Persons -- 3.3 Constitutional Jurisprudence on Inherent or Circumstantial Vulnerability -- 3.3.1 Gender-Based Vulnerability -- 3.3.2 Persons with Disabilities -- 3.3.3 Elderly -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Rulings, Conclusions and Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania -- Judgements of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia -- Judgements of the Constitutional Review Chamber of the Supreme Court of Estonia -- Rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland -- Online Sources -- Part II: Legal Protection of Groups with Inherent Vulnerability -- Protection of Child Rights in Family Cases in Lithuania and Estonia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Determining the Child's Residence: The Lithuanian Approach -- 3 Child Contact Arrangements and Various Aspects of Their Enforcement in Lithuanian Law -- 4 The Right of Custody in Estonia -- 5 Suspension, Restriction and Termination of the Right of Custody in Estonia -- 6 Access Rights in Estonian Law -- 7 Problems with Enforcing Court Decisions Concerning Right of Access According to Estonian Law -- 8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Case Law [Lithuania] -- Case Law [Estonia] -- Other Resources -- Protection of Women's Rights in Lithuania, Estonia and Poland: In Search of Balance Between Work and Family Life -- 1 Introduction , 2 Prohibition on Discrimination Against Employees with Family Responsibilities -- 2.1 Situation in Lithuania -- 2.2 Situation in Estonia -- 2.3 Situation in Poland -- 3 Measures to Support Work and Family Life in Employment Relationships -- 3.1 Measures Foreseen in Lithuania -- 3.1.1 Women Who Are Pregnant, Have Recently Given Birth, or Are Currently Breastfeeding -- 3.1.2 Employees with Children Under the Ages of 3, 7, 14, or 18 -- 3.1.3 Benefits for Employees Raising Children -- 3.1.4 Benefits for Employees Caring for Sick Family Members -- 3.1.5 Single Parents -- 3.2 Measures Foreseen in Estonia -- 3.2.1 Organisation of Working Time -- 3.2.2 Days Off to Care for Family Members -- 3.2.3 Protection Against Dismissal -- 3.3 Measures Foreseen in Poland -- 3.3.1 Legal Regulations Concerning Women's Rights in Employment Relationships and the Scope of Guarantees -- 3.3.2 The Legal Regulations and Measures Supporting the Return to Work of People with Caring Responsibilities -- 3.3.3 Regulations That Facilitate Carrying Out Work and Caring Responsibilities -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Cases -- Other Resources -- Protection of Elderly Employees in the Ageing Society: Experience of Lithuania and Estonia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Prohibition of Age Discrimination -- 2.1 Prohibition of Discrimination in Lithuania -- 2.2 Anti-discriminatory Laws in Estonia -- 3 Flexibility in Labour Relations and for Older Employees -- 3.1 Types of Employment Contract -- 3.2 Working Time -- 3.3 Rules for Dismissal -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Case Law -- Other Sources -- Improving the Financial Situation of the Elderly: Towards Better Pension Coverage in the Baltic States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Interaction Between Statutory Pension Guarantees and Complementary Pensions , 3 Pension Systems in the Baltic States: Coverage and Regulation -- 3.1 The First Pillar -- 3.2 The Second Pillar -- 3.3 The Third Pillar -- 3.4 Constitutional Jurisprudence on Pension Rights Guarantees -- 4 Occupational Pension Insurance: European Union Instruments and Developments in the Baltic States -- 4.1 European Union Instruments -- 4.2 Status quo in the Baltic States -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Case Law -- On-line Sources -- Protecting Persons with Disabilities in the Baltic States: Empowering by Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Legal Empowerment and Disability -- 2.1 Defining Legal Empowerment -- 2.2 Legal Definition of Disability in the National Laws of the Baltic States -- 3 Disability and the Restriction and Deprivation of Legal Capacity -- 3.1 Restriction of Legal Capacity and Its Deprivation -- 3.2 Limits to the Right to Court Access When Seeking Restoration of Legal Capacity -- 3.3 Involuntary Hospitalisation and Non-Consensual Treatment Based on Psychosocial Disability -- 4 Challenges in Ensuring the Possibility of Living Independently and Being Included in the Community -- 4.1 Insufficient Implementation of Deinstitutionalisation -- 4.2 Limited Access to Personal Assistance -- 5 Discrimination Against People with Disabilities -- 5.1 Limited Access to the Physical Environment -- 5.2 Limited Possibilities for Participating in Elections -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books, Book Chapters, Journal Articles -- Legal Acts and Their Travaux Préparatoires -- Case Law -- Reports -- Other -- Provision of Services in Long-Term Mental Health and Social Care Institutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lithuania: Meeti... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Context of Long-Term Care Institutions in Europe -- 3 Impact of COVID-19 on People Living in Residential Institutions , 4 Context of Long-Term Care Institutions in Lithuania Before and During COVID-19 -- 5 Empirical Study on the Provision of Services in Long-Term Care Institutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 5.1 Problems and Challenges Faced When Responding to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Institutions in Lithuania -- 5.1.1 Lack of Information -- 5.1.2 Lack of Personal Protective Equipment -- 5.1.3 Feelings of Fear and Anxiety Between the Staff and Residents -- 5.2 Measures Taken to Respond to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Institutions in Lithuania -- 5.3 Challenges in Providing Proper Care and Services During COVID-19 -- 5.4 Effect of COVID-19 Measures on Patients and Residents -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Reports -- Other -- Part III: Legal Protection of Groups with Circumstantial Vulnerability -- Developing a Child-Friendly Juvenile Justice System in Lithuania -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development of Juvenile Justice in Lithuania -- 2.1 Juvenile Justice Under Soviet Union Rule -- 2.2 Reforming Juvenile Justice After the Restoration of the Independence of Lithuania -- 3 Legislative and Institutional Framework of Juvenile Justice in Lithuania -- 3.1 Legislative Framework -- 3.1.1 Law on Fundamentals of Protection of the Rights of the Child -- 3.1.2 Criminal Liability of Minors: Basic Features -- 3.1.3 Procedural Aspects of the Criminal Liability of Minors -- 3.1.4 Administrative Liability of Minors -- 3.1.5 Compulsory Educational Measures -- 3.2 Institutions Working with Children in Conflict with the Law -- 4 Recent Developments in the Status of Young Offenders in Criminal Procedures -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books and Articles -- Legal Acts -- Online Resources -- The Dignity of Punishment: Vulnerable Prisoners' Rights in Lithuania -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Subcultural Context of Prisoner Vulnerability , 3 Rights of Specific Groups of Vulnerable Prisoners

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Limantė, Agnė Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 ISBN 9783031069970

Sprache: Englisch

UID:

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 409 Seiten 5 illus.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022

ISBN: 9783031069987

Serie: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World 8

Inhalt: This book analyses the current legal situation and protection of vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. In recent decades, national legislation in many European states has especially focused on vulnerable groups with the aim of securing their enhanced protection and social inclusion. This trend is also noticeable in North-Eastern Europe, where the legal frameworks are constantly being revised to address the needs of vulnerable parts of society, including women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and minorities, as well as prisoners and victims of crime. But despite these positive changes, many challenges persist. In this book, the authors provide a comprehensive, comparative analysis of legal regulations and practices intended to protect vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, and in the process, share insights into the current situation and trends in this often-overlooked region. Part I introduces readers to the topic by defining the concept of vulnerable groups and elaborating on its understanding in the European and national contexts. Part II analyses the legal protection of groups characterised by inherent and/or circumstantial vulnerability, while Part III addresses specific crime-related vulnerability issues in the target region. In closing, Part IV puts the spotlight on three specific vulnerable groups in the discussed countries

Anmerkung: Introduction -- Part I. Vulnerable groups: defining the ever-changing concept -- Definition of vulnerable groups -- Vulnerable groups in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights -- The role of constitutional justice institutions in the protection of vulnerable groups -- Part II. Legal protection of groups with inherent vulnerability -- Protection of children rights in North-Eastern Europe in family cases -- Protection of women's rights: in search of balance between work and family life -- Protection of elderly employees in the ageing society: experience of Lithuania and Estonia -- Improving the financial situation of the elderly? Towards better pension regulation in the Baltic States -- Protecting persons with disabilities: empowering by law -- Provision of services in long-term mental health and social care institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic: meeting and overcoming the challenges -- Part III. Circumstantial vulnerability -- Developing a child-friendly juvenile justice system in Lithuania -- The dignity of punishment: vulnerable prisoners' rights in Lithuania -- Domestic violence against women in Lithuania and Poland - Seeking adequate protection of victims -- Implementation of the Victims' Rights Directive in the Baltic States: challenges and achievements -- Chasing the high: drug users as a vulnerable group -- Minorities in North-Eastern Europe -- Legal protection of national minorities in North-Eastern Europe: current issues. Religious minorities and their rights in Latvia -- Between injustice and legal change: the situation of LGBTQ+ people in Latvia and Lithuania

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031069970

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031069994

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031070006

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7

URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)

UID:

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 409 Seiten 5 illus.).

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022

ISBN: 978-3-031-06998-7

Serie: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World 8

Inhalt: This book analyses the current legal situation and protection of vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. In recent decades, national legislation in many European states has especially focused on vulnerable groups with the aim of securing their enhanced protection and social inclusion. This trend is also noticeable in North-Eastern Europe, where the legal frameworks are constantly being revised to address the needs of vulnerable parts of society, including women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and minorities, as well as prisoners and victims of crime. But despite these positive changes, many challenges persist. In this book, the authors provide a comprehensive, comparative analysis of legal regulations and practices intended to protect vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, and in the process, share insights into the current situation and trends in this often-overlooked region. Part I introduces readers to the topic by defining the concept of vulnerable groups and elaborating on its understanding in the European and national contexts. Part II analyses the legal protection of groups characterised by inherent and/or circumstantial vulnerability, while Part III addresses specific crime-related vulnerability issues in the target region. In closing, Part IV puts the spotlight on three specific vulnerable groups in the discussed countries

Anmerkung: Introduction -- Part I. Vulnerable groups: defining the ever-changing concept -- Definition of vulnerable groups -- Vulnerable groups in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights -- The role of constitutional justice institutions in the protection of vulnerable groups -- Part II. Legal protection of groups with inherent vulnerability -- Protection of children rights in North-Eastern Europe in family cases -- Protection of women's rights: in search of balance between work and family life -- Protection of elderly employees in the ageing society: experience of Lithuania and Estonia -- Improving the financial situation of the elderly? Towards better pension regulation in the Baltic States -- Protecting persons with disabilities: empowering by law -- Provision of services in long-term mental health and social care institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic: meeting and overcoming the challenges -- Part III. Circumstantial vulnerability -- Developing a child-friendly juvenile justice system in Lithuania -- The dignity of punishment: vulnerable prisoners' rights in Lithuania -- Domestic violence against women in Lithuania and Poland - Seeking adequate protection of victims -- Implementation of the Victims' Rights Directive in the Baltic States: challenges and achievements -- Chasing the high: drug users as a vulnerable group -- Minorities in North-Eastern Europe -- Legal protection of national minorities in North-Eastern Europe: current issues. Religious minorities and their rights in Latvia -- Between injustice and legal change: the situation of LGBTQ+ people in Latvia and Lithuania

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031069970

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031069994

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031070006

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7

URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)

UID:

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 409 Seiten 5 illus.).

Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2022

ISBN: 978-3-031-06998-7

Serie: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World 8

Inhalt: This book analyses the current legal situation and protection of vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. In recent decades, national legislation in many European states has especially focused on vulnerable groups with the aim of securing their enhanced protection and social inclusion. This trend is also noticeable in North-Eastern Europe, where the legal frameworks are constantly being revised to address the needs of vulnerable parts of society, including women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and minorities, as well as prisoners and victims of crime. But despite these positive changes, many challenges persist. In this book, the authors provide a comprehensive, comparative analysis of legal regulations and practices intended to protect vulnerable groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, and in the process, share insights into the current situation and trends in this often-overlooked region. Part I introduces readers to the topic by defining the concept of vulnerable groups and elaborating on its understanding in the European and national contexts. Part II analyses the legal protection of groups characterised by inherent and/or circumstantial vulnerability, while Part III addresses specific crime-related vulnerability issues in the target region. In closing, Part IV puts the spotlight on three specific vulnerable groups in the discussed countries

Anmerkung: Introduction -- Part I. Vulnerable groups: defining the ever-changing concept -- Definition of vulnerable groups -- Vulnerable groups in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights -- The role of constitutional justice institutions in the protection of vulnerable groups -- Part II. Legal protection of groups with inherent vulnerability -- Protection of children rights in North-Eastern Europe in family cases -- Protection of women's rights: in search of balance between work and family life -- Protection of elderly employees in the ageing society: experience of Lithuania and Estonia -- Improving the financial situation of the elderly? Towards better pension regulation in the Baltic States -- Protecting persons with disabilities: empowering by law -- Provision of services in long-term mental health and social care institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic: meeting and overcoming the challenges -- Part III. Circumstantial vulnerability -- Developing a child-friendly juvenile justice system in Lithuania -- The dignity of punishment: vulnerable prisoners' rights in Lithuania -- Domestic violence against women in Lithuania and Poland - Seeking adequate protection of victims -- Implementation of the Victims' Rights Directive in the Baltic States: challenges and achievements -- Chasing the high: drug users as a vulnerable group -- Minorities in North-Eastern Europe -- Legal protection of national minorities in North-Eastern Europe: current issues. Religious minorities and their rights in Latvia -- Between injustice and legal change: the situation of LGBTQ+ people in Latvia and Lithuania

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031069970

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031069994

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031070006

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7

URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)