THE ENFORCEMENT OF EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The right to privacy is a constitutionally safeguarded human right. The employee right to privacy exists due to consolidation of the mentioned liberty in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The Labour Code of the Russian Federation does not secure employee right to privacy directly, it regulates the issue of the employee personal data. But the employee right to privacy is characterized by particular qualities that are extrinsic to general human privacy. The aim of the present research is to analyze different spheres in which the employee right to privacy realizes. In response to this aim, firstly, the concepts of the privacy will be evaluated, the national and international labor law will be examined, and the judicial practice will be reviewed. Eventually, some unresolved points of the process of employee right to privacy enjoyment will be identified

Caultron of Unwisdom: The Legislative Offensive on Insidious Foreign Influence in the Third Term of President Vladimir V. Putin, and ICCPR Recourse for Affect Civil Advocates

Part I discusses Russian and international statutory law. It briefly outlines the structure of the government of the Russian Federation and discusses relevant articles of its Constitution. It then illustrates the legislative trend in question by discussing select legislation passed and proposed during President Putin’s third term that seeks to restrict non-Russian influence in Russian society. Part I closes with a discussion of Russia’s international human rights obligations, and the international redress available to Russian nationals affected by the laws in question. Part II considers the practical application of the laws discussed in Part I. This includes an examination of potential procedural issues relating to the complaint process a Russian national would have to navigate at one of the international human rights tribunals or treaty bodies founded under the conventions. Additionally, Part II briefly outlines international jurisprudence relevant to the prospect of Russian nationals’ success before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Based on the interplay between the federal statutes in question and Russia’s international human rights obligations, this Note asserts in Part III that Russian nationals should file complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee. The Note also advocates for a progressive change to Russia’s domestic civil-political environment. But in the absence of such a change, individuals affected by the legislation in question can seek recourse through the Committee’s individual complaint mechanism. Those petitioning would ideally include the heads of targeted civil society and human rights monitoring and advocacy groups

The Constitutional Right To Protect Honor, Dignity And Business Reputation Of Police Officers And Its Civil Implementation

The article is devoted to the research on the constitutional right to protect honor and dignity, the mechanism for its implementation in accordance with the norms of civil law. The work reveals the peculiarities of honor, dignity, and reputation of police officers. The interconnection of these categories is due to the dual nature of the status of a policeman as an individual and a representative of the authorities, a determination of his personal and professional qualities. At the same time, on the basis of a communicative approach, a distinction of these categories is proposed.Reputation manifests itself in public relations when a police officer carries out his official duties. In this sphere, the possibilities to protect reputation are limited by the need to ensure freedom of speech, the constitutional right to apply to public authorities. Freedom of speech in these cases has priority, provided its fair use. The protection of the reputation of a police officer is also a means of protecting the reputation of law enforcement agencies and the state as a whole.Honor and dignity as personal non-property rights can be affected in private relationships in which the policeman participates as a private person. At the same time, in the area of private relations, which have a special one-to-one trust-building character, the possibilities to protect honor and dignity are limited.

European compliance benchmark

The International Legal Research Group -European Compliance Benchmark is acooperation between The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) and K&L Gates. K&L Gates has provided ELSA with research questionsthat24 member and observer groups in our network successfullyinvestigatedin the framework of their respective national legislation. The topic of this LRG centered around the world of Corporate Compliance, as it is one of the hottest legal topicscurrently. What is meant by this is the degree to which companies abide by the regulations set for corporate governance and prevention of criminal measures in a commercial context. The questions of the LRG focused on outlining the relevant rules as well as assessing what the ramifications are for breaking them

The Effects of Drug User Registration Laws on People's Rights and Health: Key Findings From Russia, Georgia, and Ukraine

Synthesizes research on how drug user registration leads to unfair restrictions on users' human rights and access to drug treatment. Recommends educating law enforcement and others on regulations, prosecuting rights violations, and system reform

Comparative legal analysis of domestic worker’s legal status under international and Russian law

Purpose: The article aims to identify the international legal mechanisms for protecting the labour rights of domestic workers and determine the extent of their conformity with the Russian legislation. Structure / Methodology / Approach: To determine the mechanisms for protecting the labour rights of domestic workers, it seems necessary: first, to estimate the efficiency of the international legal mechanisms; second, to analyze the labour standards of the Russian legislation aimed at the legal registration of such labour relations; third, to study the provisions of the legislation in a number of states; fourth, to formulate recommendations on the implementation of the provisions of the international labour law in part of regulation of domestic workers' labour; fifth, to determine the legal prospects for the Russia's participation in ILO Convention No. 189 concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Results: The conducted comparative legal analysis showed that the Russian legislation in general complies with the provisions of ILO Convention No. 189 concerning Decent Work. However, in practice labour relations with domestic workers are rarely subject to legal formalization, which results in the violation of rights of such workers without further consequences. The authors propose to enshrine in the legislation the employer's obligation to conclude written employment contracts. Besides, the authors have developed proposals for improving the existing labour legislation in accordance with the international standards. Practical Implications: The results can be used to improve international legal regulations, as well as in the formulation of policies aimed to protect and promote the labour rights. Originality / Value. The main contribution of this study is the elaboration of ways aimed at progressive development of international and national legal regulation of relations associated with the legal status and labour of domestic workers.peer-reviewe

Vulnerability assessment of the Croatian cyberspace to information warfare campaign via means of malicious websites comments

Influencing masses is one way of achieving military and political goals. As seen in the U.S. 2016 election campaign, adversaries are prepared to go great length to test new ways of battle. When event such as terrorist attack or natural disaster strikes, people are prone to believe anything they see without questioning the source or truthfulness of information. This work focuses on researching steps necessary to be performed by adversaries aiming to perform influence operation by method of placing malicious comments on websites. Potential adversary must evaluate target, identify most relevant websites and analyse commenting systems to make decision how to exploit them. Once adversaries choose course of action, their next step is creation of trustworthy, in this case Facebook profiles, which later can be used for malicious operations. For purpose of testing this methodology, vulnerability assessment of the Croatian webspace is performed, and Facebook as a dominant platform for writing comments is identified. In conclusion a formula for estimation of workforce required for creation and maintenance of false Facebook profiles is given. Knowledge about adversaries’ action is essential for effective defence in hybrid warfare environment

Advancing Human Rights in Patient Care: Practitioner Guides

Health systems can too often be places of punishment, coercion, and violations of basic rights—rather than places of treatment and care. In many cases, existing laws and tools that provide remedies are not adequately used to protect rights.This Practitioner Guide series presents practical how-to manuals for lawyers interested in taking cases around human rights in patient care. The manuals examine patient and provider rights and responsibilities, as well as procedures for protection through both the formal court system and alternative mechanisms in 10 countries.Each Practitioner Guide is country-specific, supplementing coverage of the international and regional framework with national standards and procedures in the following:ArmeniaGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMacedoniaMoldova (forthcoming)RomaniaRussia (forthcoming)SerbiaUkraineThis series is the first to systematically examine the application of constitutional, civil, and criminal laws; categorize them by right; and provide examples and practical tips. As such, the guides are useful for medical professionals, public health mangers, Ministries of Health and Justice personnel, patient advocacy groups, and patients themselves.Advancing Human Rights in Patient Care: The Law in Seven Transitional Countries is a compendium that supplements the practitioner guides. It provides the first comparative overview of legal norms, practice cannons, and procedures for addressing rights in health care in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Russia, and Ukraine.A Legal Fellow in Human Rights in each country is undertaking the updating of each guide and building the field of human rights in patient care through trainings and the development of materials, networks, and jurisprudence. Fellows are recent law graduates based at a local organization with expertise and an interest in expanding work in law, human rights, and patient care. To learn more about the fellowships, please visit health-rights.org