POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON PROTECTING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN LATVIA AND SRI LANKA.
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2022-01-22
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Riga Stradins University
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The article focuses on comparing policies and legislation, that affect social-work professionals in implementing children’s rights of Latvia and Sri Lanka. It attempts to disclose legal framework of the two countries in different socio-cultural, economic and geographical contexts (European and South-Asian) on implementing children’s rights, with base of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This study analyses local policies, laws, institutional structure and its implementation processes. Policy review has been made by a content analysis, empirical research conducted doing expert interviews (n = 10) focusing on implementation process. Similarities and differences are discussed between two contexts with the standpoint of global perspective of Social work as a global profession. Research results reveal that both countries have sufficient level of policies and legislation to adapt UNCRC, and established specific government bodies for ensuring children’s rights. At the same time differences are identified in application of Foster Families, Engagement of children in employments, Children employed as domestic servants, Corporal Punishment to children, in Policy implementation process in Latvia and Sri Lanka.
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5.5 Law, 5.4 Sociology, 3.3. Publications in conference proceedings indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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Perera, S, Trapenciere, I & Vilka, L 2022, POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON PROTECTING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN LATVIA AND SRI LANKA. in L Vilka & J Vike (eds), 8TH INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CONFERENCE SOCIETY, HEALTH, WELFARE., 03001, SHS Web of Conferences, vol. 131, Riga Stradins University, Riga, 8th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference "Society. Health. Welfare", Riga, Latvia, 24/03/21. https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202213103001
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