POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON PROTECTING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN LATVIA AND SRI LANKA.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorPerera, Shelomi
dc.contributor.authorTrapenciere, Ilze
dc.contributor.authorVilka, Lolita
dc.contributor.editorVilka, L.
dc.contributor.editorVike, J.
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Welfare and Social Work
dc.coverage.spatialRiga
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-04T07:40:02Z
dc.date.available2022-12-04T07:40:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-22
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent10
dc.format.extent131278
dc.identifier.citationPerera, 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
dc.identifier.citationconference
dc.identifier.doi10.1051/shsconf/202213103001
dc.identifier.issn2261-2424
dc.identifier.otherMendeley: c8a93dae-6543-3a77-943a-60f55c12df8e
dc.identifier.otherunpaywall: 10.1051/shsconf/202213103001
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/9820
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www-webofscience-com.db.rsu.lv/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000853853900021
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRiga Stradins University
dc.relation.ispartof8TH INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CONFERENCE SOCIETY, HEALTH, WELFARE
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSHS Web of Conferences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject5.5 Law
dc.subject5.4 Sociology
dc.subject3.3. Publications in conference proceedings indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.titlePOLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON PROTECTING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN LATVIA AND SRI LANKA.en
dc.type/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontobookanthology/conference

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Policy_and_legal_framework_on_protecting.pdf
Size:
128.2 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure