Social Security Law, Council of Europe

Author: S. Günter nagel; Francis S. Kessler
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
ISBN: 9789041133908
Published In: October 2010
Format: Paperback , 152 pages
Jurisdiction: Europe ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book describes the social security regime in the context of Council of Europe. It conveys a clear working knowledge of the legal mechanics affecting health care, employment injuries and occupational diseases, incapacity to work, pensions, survivors’ benefits, unemployment benefits and services, and family benefits.

The analysis covers the field of application, conditions for entitlement, calculation of benefits, financing, the institutional framework, and relevant law enforcement and controls. Allowances for retirees, employees, public sector workers, the self-employed, and the handicapped are all clearly explained, along with full details of claims, adjudication procedures, and appeals.

Succinct yet eminently practical, the book will be a valuable resource for lawyers applying the rules of Council of Europe. It will be of practical utility to those both in public service and private practice called on to develop and to apply social security law and policy, and of special interest as a contribution to the comparative study of social security systems.

Part I. Social Security as a Fundamental Right: The European Social Charter and the Case Law of the ECHR

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. Social Security Rights in the European Social Charter.

Chapter 3. ECHR Case Law: The Protection of Procedural Rights and Social Security Benefits.

Chapter 4. ECHR Case Law Social Security Rights as a Possession.

Chapter 5. Non-discrimination Case Law and Social Security Rights.

Part II. The Coordinating Instruments in the Social Security Field

Chapter 1. The European Interim Agreements.

Chapter 2. The European Convention on Social Security and the Supplementary Agreement for the Application of the European Convention on Social Security – Protocol to the Convention.

Chapter 3. The European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance.

Chapter 4. European Agreement Concerning the Provisions of Medical Care and Arrangement for Its Application.

Part III. The Standard-Setting Instruments

Chapter 1. The European Code of Social Security and Protocol to the European Code of Social Security.

Chapter 2. The European Code of Social Security (Revised).

Part IV. Other Legal Instruments and Model Provisions

Chapter 1. Resolutions/Recommendations.

Chapter 2. Model Provisions.

Part V. Conferences of European Ministers Responsible for Social Security

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. The First Conference.

Chapter 3. The Second Conference.