http://hdl.handle.net/11320/8953 2026-06-20T01:07:08Z 2026-06-20T01:07:08Z Kun-Buczko, Magdalena http://hdl.handle.net/11320/8972 2020-03-20T09:18:25Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: People with Disabilities in Armed Conflict Autorzy: Kun-Buczko, Magdalena Abstrakt: During armed conflict, people with disabilities are victims of a vicious cycle of violence, social polarization, deteriorating services and deepening poverty. They are among the most marginalized and excluded part of the population affected by the armed conflict. They are at greater risk in situations of conflict, most likely to be left behind when populations flee and also at greater risk of violence and discrimination. The international normative framework related to people with disabilities in armed conflicts is mainly based on human rights law and international humanitarian law. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities moves the meaning of disability from regarding persons with disabilities as objects of medical care and charity to recognizing them as subjects with rights. There is still a long way to go in effectively protecting disabled people during armed conflicts. It seems that legal norms in this respect are sufficiently precise. But as often happens, the executive fails. The international community has a highly developed sense of solidarity and empathy for those in need. However, we are constantly observing many imperfections and shortcomings in the procedures and mechanisms of humanitarian aid operations.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Žaliauskaitė, Milda http://hdl.handle.net/11320/8962 2020-03-19T10:43:51Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: Advance Will: Ensuring the Right to Autonomy for People with Mental Disabilities Autorzy: Žaliauskaitė, Milda Abstrakt: People with chronic mental illnesses (e.g. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, etc.) find it hard to maintain normal and independent everyday life. Due to these illnesses, people usually lose competence to make autonomous decisions about their treatment. However, in some cases those people are still competent to make reasonable decisions before the times of relapse or at the early stage of disease. As a possible solution, some jurisdictions offer instruments to express a patient’s will in advance (e. g. advance directives), where mentally ill patients may state their treatment and care preferences for the future time of incompetency. Although there is a lot of criticism presented by the scholars, legal instruments based on advance will may undoubtedly contribute to ensuring mentally disabled patients’ fundamental rights and quality of life. Therefore, this article will include an introduction of advance directives, the advantages this tool represents and discuss main regulation challenges.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Mróz, Katarzyna http://hdl.handle.net/11320/8960 2020-04-22T12:11:58Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: The Standards of Imprisonment in Penitentiary Isolation for People with Disabilities Autorzy: Mróz, Katarzyna Abstrakt: In the Polish penitentiary reality, people with disabilities still face problems with organising prison sentences in prisons. The need to ensure a proper and coherent system, taking into account the needs of people with various dysfunctions, is a challenge for states and societies. The detention of people with disabilities is a contribution to the discussion on effective methods and effective instruments of social policy implemented by the state, enabling the process of social rehabilitation and reintegration. This paper contains a reflection on the relationship between the European Prison Rules and the Polish law regulating the execution of imprisonment and penitentiary practice.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Mędrzycki, Radosław http://hdl.handle.net/11320/8959 2020-03-19T08:26:44Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: The Legal and Axiological Aspects of Preventing the Causes of Disability in the context of a ‘healthy environment’ Autorzy: Mędrzycki, Radosław Abstrakt: The present article is an attempt to discuss the legal and axiological aspects of preventing the causes of disability in the context of a “healthy” environment. The legal discourse on disability naturally touches upon matters related to the models of disability and the rights of the disabled. Yet, legal studies seldom link disability with environmental causes and consider the legal aspects of the subject from that perspective. This article explores the fundamental axiological conditions for combating the environmental factors of disability. The considerations resulted in listing the constitutional conditions in the form of a ‘healthy environment’ and two vital principles: the principle of sustainable development and the principle of intergenerational solidarity. Furthermore, both principles are based on supranational regulations.

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