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Rights and Obligations of Participants in Administrative Procedures in International Protection
Get PDFCC BY-NC-ND 4.0The rights and obligations of the state represented by the corresponding body
or official are not specifically highlighted in the Directive. The certainty of some duties of
the “representative” of the state can be concluded only by analysing the scope of refugee
rights, because the procedural rights of a refugee are positive and for their implementation
the state is obliged to take certain measures, otherwise these rights cannot be exercised.
Consequently, the obligations of the state, represented by authorised persons, correspond
to the rights of a refugee: if a refugee, for example, has the right to remain in the territory
of the asylum state, the state must ensure that such refugee enjoys this right, including the non-refoulment of such a refugee from the asylum state. Therewith, certain procedural
rights and obligations of participants in proceedings are specifically defined, and states
can only expand their scope, or the scope of their guarantees. Other rights, obligations,
mechanisms for their implementation or restrictions are relatively defined and are
formulated in the form of the rights or powers of member states to implement them in
national legislation. Consequently, in the Directive, next to specifically determined rules
on the legal status of participants in the procedure, there are authorising and allowable
provisions, which authorise or allow states to independently determine the elements of
this legal status
How does the Assessment of Work Organization during the COVID-19 Pandemic Relate to Changes in the Well-Being of Health System Workers?
Get PDFIn the case of various emergencies, especially pandemics, healthcare workers are faced
with disproportionate pressures. Organizational support plays a significant role in protecting the
psychological and physical health of healthcare workers. This interdisciplinary research aims to
determine how changes in the physical and psychological well-being of healthcare and pharmacy
workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 lockdown are related to work organization factors that
support safety and stability. A quantitative research strategy was applied in the research. Data from
an electronic survey assessed the changes in the physical and psychological well-being of healthcare
and pharmacy workers during the lockdown period and the organizational factors supporting safety
and stability. The sample of the quantitative research consisted of 967 employees of healthcare
institutions and pharmacies in Lithuania. This research broadens the concept of organizational
factors and provides data on their interaction with the changes of employee well-being indicators
in a pandemic situation. It was found that positive changes in the evaluation of physical as well as
psychological well-being during the COVID-19 lockdown could be consistently predicted by all the
analyzed safety and stability supporting organizational factors that were found to be associated with
subjective physical well-being and psychological well-being even when adjusting for the effect of
socio-demographic factors (gender, age, work field, and specialty). The identification and proper
management of organizational factors was significant for the psychological and physical well-being of
healthcare workers during the lockdown period. It was found that all estimates of safety and stability
supporting organizational factors during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown were
positively related and could act as protective factors to the subjective physical and psychological
well-being of healthcare and pharmacy workers
The Application of Quantitative Methods for the Modification of a Business Model in the Digital Era, with the Support of the Maple System
Get PDFAt present, more than in the past, digitization and ITC systems are mainstays. For
business companies, this means being able to respond to the ideas of external partners in
creating open innovations (for modifications of business models - reflecting the costs, the
market potential, the competitiveness, etc., best by an online approach). Our paper deals with
the support of these principles
Lyčių lygybės politikos diskursai ir procesai savivaldoje: „gyvenimiškos būtinybės pas mus šiai dienai nėra"
Get PDFThis article aims at examining policy discourses and institutional practices to implement gender equality in the local governance following the legal obligation, enshrined in the Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (2013) and Labour Code (2016). Additionally, it seeks to reveal the interpretations about the meaning of gender equality and its implementation processes in specific local contexts. The analysis is based on the empirical material of qualitative research completed in 2017-2018. Specifically, strategic documents in 10 selected municipalities were analysed and interviews with mayors, directors of administration and representatives of the departments of education and social services and gender equality coordinators were conducted. By applying discourse analysis as a methodological approach, the study examined the meanings of the concept of gender equality and their interpretations. This approach allowed investigation into the gendering processes of the policy making, namely fixing, shrinking, stretching and/or bending of gender equality goals on local level. Additionally, the discourse analysis helped identifying the cultural filters, which provide insights into interpretations about support and/or obstacles for gender policies in local governance (Lombardo, Meier, Verloo, 2010). The results of the analysis suggest the persistence of gender-neutrality as the key principle articulated in the policies of local government and indicators of their implementation. Nevertheless, gendering politics in municipalities materializes by fixing gender equality goals in policy documents and shrinking them to the legal principals of non-discrimination, stretching to equal opportunities or bending to the other policy fields such as youth, aging or disability. This article contributes to the understanding of meanings of gender equality in local contexts in which the municipal actors articulate and (re)produce the normative perception about the traditional gender order and norms
Health Data Protection as a Measure of Realizing an Individual’s Right to Privacy
Get PDFThe quality protection of the fundamental right to privacy cannot be achieved without sufficient
protection of personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides special rules for the processing of
health data as a special category of personal data which is considered to be sensitive by its nature.
In this article we aim to investigate the legal regulation for the processing oh health data and to show the
connection of this legal regulation with the individual‘s fundamental right to privacy. And vice versa – it‘s
important to determine what impact the right to privacy has had on the law of personal data protection.
In order to achieve those goals, there will be discussed the origins of the right to privacy and it‘s enshrining into
the international and local law. The article will analyze not only the legal regulation of health data protection,
but also reveal the connection between individual‘s right to privacy and the personal data protection system
Individual Factors that Cause Professional Burnout Syndrome in Social Workers, Employed in Community Rehabilitation Centre for Addictive Diseases
Get PDFResearch object is individual factors that cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in
community rehabilitation centres for addictive diseases. The aim of the article is to reveal individual factors
that cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centre for
addictive diseases. Tasks: 1) to provide theoretical assumptions about individual factors that cause professional
burnout syndrome; 2) to reveal individual factors that cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers,
based on experiences of social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centre for addictive diseases
Twenty years later ... In the footsteps of the article “Forensic science in the implementation of legal reform in Lithuania”
No full textIn the first part of the article, the authors briefly present their thoughts on forensic science and planned
work: insights twenty years ago on the state of forensics at the time, priorities that should become the basis or at
least outline of forensic development, main conclusions and experience evaluates them.
The second part of the article deals with forensic science in Lithuania today, in its real and prognostic,
strategic development crypt: complex structured step-by-step forensic education and training concept for officials
and its implementation model, the scientific concept of Lithuanian forensic policy in the strategies of law
enforcement institutions in creating a common European public security area. Emphasis is placed on the involvement of young people in research through doctoral studies, which in turn become the basis for all academic
space: importance, relevance of doctoral topics and consideration of the needs of law enforcement institutions.
Another main research direction is Eurointegration processes and their impact on the development of
forensic science, Idea of “Intermarium”, joint research projects with the Eastern Partnership countries seeking
membership in the European Union, participation in international programs, including the "European Horizon"
program
Nonformal Adult Education Coordinators as Developers of Educational Activities and Community Interaction
Get PDFThe growing importance of communities and they interaction is witnessed by the growing interest in these
areas: in the emphasis on community development and in the need to bring educational and social services
closer to local communities. The organization of educational and learning activities in communities promotes
the concentration of the local community, self-help
Influence of individual and organisational variables on the perception of organisational values
Get PDFCC BY-NC-ND 4.0A favourable organisational culture founded on the values of employees and
organisation leaders must be created to achieve goals, innovate and maintain a well-
functioning organisation. Knowing these values and how they are influenced by various
factors, such as age, the length of service, and the nature of work, must help to change
employee beliefs, norms and behaviour patterns in a way that helps to achieve greater
organisational success and efficiency. The study sample size consisted of 172 employees
of educational institutions and 242 employees from municipal organisations.
Occupational features and occupational behaviour were evaluated using a set of
organisational values (Glomseth et al., 2011). The current research aimed (1) to
evaluate organisational values and feature dimensions with respect to the inter-
institutional level, (2) to evaluate organisational values and feature dimensions and
distinguish the most prevalent with respect to the subordination level, (3) to evaluate
organisational values and feature dimensions with respect to individual variables
(gender, age and the length of occupational experience). The results revealed that task
effectiveness, time management and cooperation, employee-orientated behaviour
were stronger in educational organisations than municipal. Authoritarian management,
formality and restrictions were stronger in municipal rather than educational
organisations. Compared to beliefs held by subordinates, superiors claimed that
positive organisational values, such as effectiveness, cooperation, and employee-
orientated behaviour, were more typical in both types of institutions. Formal
communication and restrictions were more typical for employees rather than
managers. Subordinates but not superiors tended to perceive and evaluate
organisational values, features and behaviour differently depending on gender
The Road from Indirect to Direct Election of the President of the Czech Republic
No full textOn 1 January 1993, the Constitution of the Czech Republic
entered into force. Article 54 (2) of the Constitution provided that the President
of the Republic was to be elected at a meeting of both Houses of Parliament.
However, the debate on the direct election of the head of state dates back
to 1989. The procedure for electing the President of the Czech Republic and
the possibility of introducing direct elections has been one of the most hotly
debated issues of constitutional law in the Czech Republic. The most intense
period of debate took place between 2001 and 2012. During this period, twelve
drafts of the constitutional laws amending the constitutional provisions on
the procedure for the election of the head of state were submitted. Political
parties, lawyers, and political scientists intensively considered the possibility
of introducing direct elections of the head of state. Some opposed this idea
whilst others supported it, disagreeing on the procedure for the elections, the
constitutional responsibility of the head of state, the form of government, and
so on. Finally, a constitutional law was adopted in 2012, amending the articles
of the Constitution of the Czech Republic, which established the procedure for
the direct election of the head of state. This article analyzes the process of
introducing direct elections to the Presidency of the Czech Republic