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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (416 Seiten)

Edition: 1st ed

ISBN: 9783031069987

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

Note: 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

Additional Edition: 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

Language: English