Overview
- Provides a unique overview of legal protection of vulnerable groups in the North-Eastern European region
- Offers a fresh take at the legal status of vulnerable groups and their legal protection
- Presents an in-depth comparative analysis of the regulation and practice of legal protection of vulnerable groups
Part of the book series: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World (EUNGW, volume 8)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Vulnerable Groups: Defining the Ever-Changing Concept
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Legal Protection of Groups with Inherent Vulnerability
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Legal Protection of Groups with Circumstantial Vulnerability
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Protection of Minorities
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Agnė Limantė is a chief researcher at the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences. She has received an MA in EU law from King’s College London and a PhD degree from Vilnius University, Lithuania. Her particular research interests include human rights, family law and private international family law. Overall, after defending her PhD thesis, dr. Limantė has published over 30 scientific papers in national and international journals or as chapters of books.
Dr. Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė is a researcher and the Head of Legal System Research Department of the Law Institute of the Centre for Social Sciences of Lithuania. She has received a PhD degree from Vilnius University, Lithuania. Dr Pūraitė-Andrikienė is an expert of Lithuanian and comparative constitutional law, constitutional justice procedure, human rights. She also teaches at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University and is a postdoctoral fellow of this faculty.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland
Book Subtitle: Trends and Perspectives
Editors: Agnė Limantė, Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė
Series Title: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06998-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06997-0Published: 28 August 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07000-6Published: 29 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-06998-7Published: 27 August 2022
Series ISSN: 2524-8928
Series E-ISSN: 2524-8936
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 409
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Human Rights, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law