Open AccessWither the social security and the welfare state in the 21st century - A relic or necessity?
Author(s) -
Zuzana Macková
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bratislava law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2644-6359
pISSN - 2585-7088
DOI - 10.46282/blr.2018.2.2.114
Subject(s) - realisation , democracy , social security , social rights , welfare state , human rights , political science , context (archaeology) , state (computer science) , social democracy , social welfare , welfare , sociology , political economy , law , politics , geography , physics , archaeology , algorithm , quantum mechanics , computer science
Article provides for an overview of core terms, definitions and recent developments in the area of social rights and social security in context of Central and Eastern Europe, with focus on Slovakia. It advocates for protection of social standards through the universalist, social-democratic model of welfare state, in order to uphold and enhance democracy and human rights in the region, with a view of their genuine, daily realisation and enjoyment by everyone and all.