Social Security
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Publications on social security |
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Sustaining European social security systems in a globalised economy (2012)
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Anti-crisis measures - Safeguarding jobs and social security in Europe (2011)
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Guide to the concept of suitable employment in the context of unemployment benefit (2010
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Social security - Protection at the international level and developments
in Europe |
What international and European legal instruments protect the right to
social security? What are the obligations which states have assumed
under these instruments? How is their application monitored? What are
the trends in national legislation in relation to the standards of the
European Code of Social Security and its protocol, the main Council of
Europe instruments in the social security field? Is social security
considered as a human right and how has the case law of the European
Court of Human Rights developed in this area? |
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Social security - Protection at the international level and developments
in Europe |
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is no mention in the European Convention on Human Rights of rights in
the field of social security. Nevertheless, the Convention does protect
certain of these rights which come into its area of application and this
study sets out to explain how.It also examines recent developments in the relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights which, as well as affording procedural guarantees, has widened and strengthened the material protection of specific rights. In addition, examples are given of measures taken in the member states following judgments of the Court in cases concerning social security. This sort of judgment is becoming more common, giving the Convention an ever-expanding social aspect which has an important impact at national level.
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European Code of Social Security - Short Guide |
This publication prepared by Jason Nickless is meant to inform about the
contents and meaning of the social security standards of the Council of
Europe, to explain the ideas behind them and to situate them in the
context of the different approaches to social security. |
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Co-ordination of Social Security in the Council of Europe: Short guide
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Model provisions for a bilateral social security agreement and explanatory report |
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aim of this book is to assist states (in particular, Central and Eastern
European countries having joined the Council of Europe recently) with
the drawing up of bilateral agreements on social security. The model
provisions incorporate the basic principles of co-ordination: equal
treatment, determination of applicable legislation, retention of
acquired rights and of rights in course of acquisition and provision of
benefits abroad.The book is divided into four parts - general provisions, applicable legislation, special provisions concerning the various categories of benefits and miscellaneous provisions -and followed by an explanatory report, which aims to make suggested provisions easier to understand. 
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Social security: a factor of social cohesion - Proceedings, Limassol, May 2004 |
 Social
security is an important tool to reduce poverty and to promote social
and economic development. It is also a necessary complement to
globalisation and structural adjustment policies.This publication contains the proceedings of the Mediterrannean Conference "social security: a factor of social cohesion" which took place in Limassol on 27 and 28 May 2004. Download>> Order this book |
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Social security and related issues - English French glossary |
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glossary will be a privileged tool of translators, experts and all those
working in the field of social issues. About 15 000 primary entries and
a total of 28 500 terms contribute to make this glossary a comprehensive
compilation in the field of social security.>> Order this book |
In
addition to long-term demographic trends, European social security
systems face new challenges as a result of increased global competition
and an international banking system focused on short-term financial
gain. This report therefore explores new ways for European policy makers
and institutions to make social security systems more sustainable. It
investigates ways to achieve short and long-term financial viability. It
also identifies key mechanisms that work to achieve social cohesion,
such as greater emphasis on social rights and social dialogue. It then
examines the main policy issues in sustaining major individual social
security programmes, such as health care, social assistance and family
benefits, pensions, unemployment and work incapacity benefits, as well
as long-term care.
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present publication describes and analyses the measures taken or under
consideration by European countries to mitigate the impact of the
current financial crisis on the most vulnerable population groups and on
the financing of social security systems.
The involuntary nature of unemployment and the unemployed person's
availability for work are basic conditions for the award of unemployment
insurance benefits. This is why the unemployed are obliged to accept
offers of suitable employment and face penalties if they fail to comply
with this requirement.
This
short guide aims to provide its readers with a detailed introduction to
the social security co-ordination instruments of the Council of Europe.
It describes the basic philosophies behind social security co-ordination;
why it is needed and how it may be achieved. It deals also with social
security co-ordination in practice by looking at the range of legal
instruments available and briefly introducing some of the agreements
that are currently in force in Europe. The following Council of Europe
provisions on social security co-ordination are reviewed in this guide: