Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland Trends and Perspectives /

Podrobná bibliografie
Korporativní autor: SpringerLink (Online service)
Další autoři: Limantė, Agnė (Editor), Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė (Editor)
Shrnutí:XVII, 409 p. 5 illus.
text
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Vydání:1st ed. 2022.
Edice:European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World, 8
Témata:
On-line přístup:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7
Médium: Elektronický zdroj Kniha
Obsah:
  • 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 inLithuania
  • 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.