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Protecting vulnerable groups : the European human rights framework /
The concept of vulnerability has not been unequivocally interpreted either in regional or in universal international legal instruments. This book analyses the work of the EU and the Council of Europe in ascertaining a clear framework or a set of criteria suitable to determine those who should be con...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Hart Publishing,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Modern studies in European law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Contributors; 1. Introduction; I. THE NOTION OF VULNERABILITY; II. VULNERABILITY IN EUROPEAN LAW; I. INHERENT VULNERABILITY; 2. (De)Constructing Children's Vulnerability under European Law; I. INTRODUCTION: AGE AS AN 'INHERENT' VULNERABILITY; II. CHILDREN'S VULNERABILITY AS DEPENDENCY ON FAMILY: THE CONTOURS OF THE BASIS FOR DERIVATIVE RIGHTS IN EUROPEAN UNION (EU) LAW; III. THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY DEPENDENCY AND THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; IV. CHILDREN'S VULNERABILITY AS LIMITED AUTONOMY AND PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT.
- v. THE EFFECTS OF CHILDREN'S VULNERABILITY: A 'SUBSIDIARY' NOTION FOR TRANSCENDING FORMAL EQUALITYVI. THE OTHER SIDE OF VULNERABILITY'S EFFECTS: PROTECTION DUTIES AS POSITIVE OBLIGATIONS; VII. POSITIVE OBLIGATIONS DIRECTED AT AGGRAVATED FORMS OF CHILDREN'S VULNERABILITY; VIII. CLOSING REMARKS; 3. Reshaping EU Old Age Law in the Light of the Normative Standards in International Human Rights Law in Relation to Older Persons; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BRIEF SURVEY OF HOW THE ELDERLY'S RIGHTS HAVE EVOLVED AT THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND EU LEVELS.
- Iii. the normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older personsiv. the status of the normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older persons at the eu constitutional level; v. integrating the normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older persons into eu legislation; vi. the inexperience of the european court of justice in dealing with the normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older persons.
- VII. DEVELOPING MORE NORMATIVE STANDARDS IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN RELATION TO THE OLDER PERSONS-BASED APPROACH TO EU LAW AND POLICY-MAKINGVIII. FINAL REMARKS; 4. Disability as a Form of Vulnerability under EU and CoE law: Embracing the 'Social Model'?; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DISABLED PERSONS AS A VULNERABLE GROUP UNDER THE ECHR; III. DISABLED PERSONS AS A PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE GROUP UNDER EU LAW; IV. CONCLUSION; 5. European Protection for Women; I. THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN; II. THE FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS WOMEN; II. MINORITIES.
- 6. European Law and Regional or Minority Languages: Cultural Diversity and the Fight against Linguistic VulnerabilityI. DIFFICULTIES IN DEFINING THE FIELD OF APPLICATION: LANGUAGES AND LANGUAGE SPEAKERS; II. A RANGE OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES: DEROGATION, PROMOTION, PROTECTION; 7. The Many Vulnerabilities of the Roma and the European Legal Framework; I. INTRODUCTION; II. WHO ARE THE ROMA? AND IN WHAT WAYS ARE THEY 'VULNERABLE' IN EUROPE?; III. THE PRESERVATION OF ROMA IDENTITY; IV. SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF ROMA; V. CONCLUSION.