European welfare state constitutions after the financial crisis / edited by Ulrich Becker, Anastasia Poulou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Ulrich, 1960- editor.

Poulou, Anastasia, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state--European Union countries--History--21st century.

Welfare state.

Public welfare--Law and legislation--European Union countries--History--21st century.

Public welfare.

Constitutional history--European Union countries--21st century.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

This text examines the specific reforms in social protection that took place during the European financial crisis, while embedding them in a broader human rights and constitutional law framework of nine European countries. Analytical and comprehensive, this is a helpful tool for all legal professionals that deal with crisis-related reforms.

Contents:

Introduction / Ulrich Becker

Human rights obligations of European financial assistance mechanisms / Anastasia Poulou

The transition from welfare to workfare in times of crises : a double-based reform of the Hungarian welfare state / József Hajdú

The Latvian response to its first economic crises under a free market economy / Kristīne Dupate

Upholding the welfare state during the financial crisis : the pivotal role of the Constitutional Court of Romania / Elena-Luminiţa Dima

Salus rei publicae suprema lex esto? : welfare state reforms before the Greek courts / Maria Bakavou

The financial crisis as a turning point for constitutional rights jurisprudence : an assessment of the absence of social rights protection in the Irish constitution / Elaine Dewhurst

Legal changes and constitutional adjudication in Portuguese social law in consequence of the European financial crisis / José Carlos Vieira de Andrade, João Carlos Loureiro, and Suzana Tavares da Silva

A 'bail-in' of social rights? : the Cypriot experience of the financial crisis / Constantinos Kombos and Athena Herodotou

The outcome of the financial crisis in Italy : a sea change for the doctrine of social rights / Matteo De Nes and Andrea Pin

The predominance of a 'strong' economy over a 'weak' social constitution : the legacy of the financial crisis in Spain / Juan Antonio Maldonado Molina and Juan Romero Coronado

Conclusions from a comparative perspective / Ulrich Becker.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780191886348

0191886343

9780192592682

0192592688

9780192592699

0192592696