scholarly journals The right to an adequate standard of living, the right to entrepreneurial activity and the right to a pension for internally displaced persons in Ukraine

Author(s):  
Nataliya Isayeva

The problems of ensuring the state of such socio-economic rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons as the right to an adequate standard of living, entrepreneurship and pensions have been studied and proposals have been made to improve the existing national legislation in this area. The issue of the state of ensuring the right to an adequate standard of living for internally displaced persons and its relationship to the right to entrepreneurial activity and pension provision of such persons is covered. The issue of the state of ensuring the right to an adequate standard of living for internally displaced persons and its relationship to the right to entrepreneurial activity and pension provision of such persons is covered. It is emphasized that changes to the current legislation on the issuance of documents for the ap-pointment (recalculation) of pensions, firstly - will simplify the procedure for receiving pension benefits and social guarantees, secondly - reduce the burden on the judiciary, and thirdly - save time and money internally displaced persons for legal assistance. Thus, resolving this issue and amending the legislation will solve a set of problems, both for internally displaced persons and for the state, in terms of budget savings. It is emphasized that the solution of socio-economic problems of internally displaced persons falls on the state budget, which creates significant financial pressure. However, the state has committed itself to ensuring the constitutional rights of internally displaced persons and must therefore comply with it. Sometimes, there is not so much a need for funding as an effective mechanism for ensuring certain socio-economic rights.

Author(s):  
Andrii BUTYRSKYI Butyrskyi

The conflict in Donbass is the greatest problem of Ukraine. As a result of this conflict, Ukraine has lost a part of its territory, a lot of money etc. But it is only a part of the problem. Some problems are invisible and arise only after a certain period of time. One of these problems is internally displaced persons. The article examines the problems that arise in the practice of realization of the rights of internally displaced persons in Ukraine and outlines possible ways of further work of state authorities of Ukraine in this area. The problem of internally displaced persons is nationwide since it concerns a very large number of people and is extremely important from a political point of view. It should be noted that the state is trying to resolve this problem in every possible way, but many issues remain unsolved regarding internally displaced persons, which led to the choice of the topic of our research. Speaking about the state's efforts to resolve the problems associated with the internally displaced persons, above all, implies attempts to regulate new relations for our country at the legislative level. At the same time, the legislation of Ukraine should be harmonized with generally accepted international norms, which should include the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. Regarding the Ukrainian legislation on the internally displaced persons, at the legal level, these relations are regulated by the Law of Ukraine “On Providing Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons” and many other by-laws. If the legal regulation of the problems of internally displaced persons is generally at an appropriate level, then in practice there are a lot of problems that range from small households to the most important ones, such as the right to vote in elections at different levels.


Author(s):  
O. Pankova ◽  
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A. Shastun ◽  
O. Kasperovych ◽  
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The information and analytical support of the entrepreneurial activity of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is analyzed. There is a lack of statistical accounting of the number of actually relocated businesses, IDP entrepreneurs from the Crimea and Donbass. The needs and problems of these displaced persons do not have a quantitative and qualitative dimension. There is no information on the regional distribution of resettlement of IDP entrepreneurs. The main problems and obstacles of IDP entrepreneurship have been identified. They are limited opportunities for self-employment, rehabilitation, start-up and development of SMEs and micro-entrepreneurship of IDPs in places of relocation. The state does not compensate for the loss of the ability of IDP entrepreneurs to continue their business activities due to partial or complete destruction of fixed assets, lack of business support programs, inability to obtain loans for resumption of activities and limited access to financial resources, etc. The priority directions of preservation, support and development of entrepreneurial potential of IDPs are offered, which are directed on maintenance of social justice concerning realization of the rights, freedoms and guarantees of IDP-entrepreneurs; creation of favorable institutional, legal, financial and economic, information and communication conditions for the restoration and development of IDP business; providing ample opportunities for IDP entrepreneurs to obtain loans and fixed assets, etc. The advantages of non-state sources of support for IDPs' business activities are revealed. These are international lending instruments: investment financing, reorientation of existing projects; international grant funding; international technical assistance. It has been proven that social entrepreneurship is an effective option for using the entrepreneurial potential of IDPs. The institutional, legal, financial and economic mechanisms of the state regulatory policy for the development of SMEs in Ukraine regarding IDPs have been identified. The need to establish partnership and coordination networks between the public, public and private sectors is noted. Strategic directions of formation of entrepreneurial potential of IDPs for regional and local development are offered.


2020 ◽  
pp. 77-88
Author(s):  
A.O. Volkova ◽  

The article analyzes the current practice of providing temporary housing to internally displaced persons in post-conflict areas. It is noted that during the six years of internal displacement at the state level, a number of regulations have been developed that have provided internally displaced persons with the opportunity to begin the process of integration into host communities. At the same time, the full integration of internally displaced persons is slowing down due to the impossibility of exercising the right to housing guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine. It is emphasized that the uncertainty of further housing prospects still remains one of the most pressing problems for the majority of internally displaced persons, the comprehensive solution of which requires effective cooperation between public authorities and local governments. It is noted that to date, at the state level, official information on the housing needs of internally displaced persons and the number of internally displaced persons who have been provided with housing with the support of the state or local governments is still lacking. It is noted that the state housing policy, in terms of providing internally displaced persons with housing, should be based on long-term, systematic and consistent solutions, through the introduction of targeted housing programs for internally displaced persons at both state and local levels. For those internally displaced persons who do not have the opportunity to purchase housing, effective and transparent mechanisms for providing temporary housing should be in place at the state level. Emphasis is placed on the fact that until 2017, due to the lack of sources to finance the formation of housing funds for temporary residence, as well as the lack of vacant and, most importantly, habitable housing, the above funds at the local level were practically not formed, but where they were created – were not replenished. Attention is drawn to the feasibility of assessing communal property and potential objects that can be purchased, reconstructed for the accommodation of internally displaced persons. In order to ensure the realization of the right to temporary housing for displaced professionals from among internally displaced persons, it is proposed to provide local governments with the opportunity to determine the percentage of housing that can be provided to displaced professionals in proportion to the local budget.


2020 ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Kateryna KOLOTUKHA

Introduction. The paper establishes that in connection with the conduct of military operations by our state in the east of Ukraine over the past six years, the emergence of a new administrative and legal status of persons-internally displaced persons – is predetermined. It is determined that such persons need enhanced protection and ensuring the exercise of their rights and freedoms from the state, which in practice causes certain difficulties. The special value of social protection of citizens, including the implementation of pension payments to internally displaced persons, is justified. Purpose: substantiation of proposals to improve the conditions for the provision of administrative services for the renewal and continuation of the payment of IDP pensions and the procedure for making pension payments to IDPs. Results. The paper analyzes the specifics of providing administrative services to internally displaced persons in the field of pension provision. This publication examines and analyzes the legislation and practical experience of implementing the right to a pension by internally displaced persons, provides legal conclusions on the state of respect for the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons when they receive administrative services in the field of pension provision. The problem of creating unequal conditions for persons with the status of Internally displaced persons and persons without such status in the exercise of the right to a pension is revealed, which causes discrimination against internally displaced persons, contradicts constitutional principles and international acts. The necessity of repealing a rules that contradicts the law and establishes discriminatory provisions against persons with the status of Internally displaced persons is justified. The proposals of amendments to the legislation regarding new conditions for providing public services related to the appointment/recalculation of pensions to internally displaced persons without reference to the place of residence of such persons and changes in the procedure for maintaining a unified information and analytical system for managing social support for the population of Ukraine. Conclusion. The results obtained will ensure that there is no need to control the implementation of payments at the place of residence of internally displaced persons, and in the existence of a separate procedure for paying pensions to internally displaced persons and, most importantly, it will stop discrimination against persons with the administrative and legal status of an internally displaced person in comparison with persons without such status.


Author(s):  
Nataliya Isayeva

The article studies the problems of state provision of such socio-economic rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons as the right to housing and the right to health protections and proposes updating of current legislation in this area. It is found that Ukraine lacks the Unified registry of state, communal and private property to register internally displaced persons. Special emphasis is laid on the necessity for such registry’s provision and maintenance. The low level of medical services provision of internally displaced persons is revealed. The cause of displacement is identified and recommendations concerning improvement of the current healthcare situation are given.


Author(s):  
Romola Adeola

Abstract Contemporary forms of internal displacement in Africa significantly reflect the emerging footprints of non-state actors on the regional landscape of internal displacement. In recognition of the impact of these actors in the internal displacement context, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) specifically obligate states to regulate them in the prevention of arbitrary displacement. This is the central thrust of this article. This article examines the Kampala Convention from the perspective of non-state actors, considering the obligation of the state and the extent to which these actors may be held accountable, in the furtherance of protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDP s).


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeanyichukwu M. Abada ◽  
Nneka Ifeoma Okafor ◽  
Nkemjika C. Duru

The decision among human beings to change their places of residence has remained an age-long strategy of survival practiced for a very long time. However, the migratory activities associated with internal population displacement are often propelled by forced migration occasioned by natural or anthropogenic forces or a combination of both. The upsurge of internal population displacement in the Nigerian state is incontrovertible given the maniacal campaign of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east region. The dilemma of internally displaced persons and the imperative management have proven a formidable challenge to the Nigerian state. The aim of this paper therefore is to ethically investigate whether the ineffective control of the Boko Haram insurgency by the state is implicated in the rising incidence of internally displaced persons and evident vulnerabilities. The study adopted qualitative research which relied heavily on the documentary method of data collection and, guided by the ‘Marxist theory of the post-colonial state’ as a theoretical underpinning. The findings of this paper showed that the ineffective control of Boko Haram insurgency by the state was implicated in the rising incidence of internal population displacement in the North-east. The paper critically observed that the state and its agencies like the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs), National Commission for Refugees, Migration and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE), Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative (PCNI), among others have become the main instruments for the advancement of the interests of the dominant class. The study however recommends amongst other things that the state should ethically rethink its narrow strategy against Boko Haram insurgency through the adoption of a broader approach according to the dictates of Nigeria’s Countering Violent Extremism framework.


Author(s):  
Shedrack Ekpa ◽  
Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan

The end of the cold war and the beginning of the new millennium brought with it a new phase in state relations in Africa as more persons became forcefully uprooted from their homes and their rights violated with impunity due to intractable internal conflicts amidst the Westphalian notion of sovereignty which frowns at interference in the internal affairs of any state which was the fulcrum upon which the United Nations (UN) and Organization of African Unity (OAU) was founded. This new awakening has increasingly made perception of sovereignty to be people oriented. In the case of the Africa which is the crux of this paper, the eventual change from OAU to AU was significant as the coming into force of African Union’s Constitutive Act and the Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons climaxed major twist in the Africa’s perception of sovereignty and the right of intervention in relation to internally displaced persons (IDPs) within the continent. This article examines briefly the historical evolution of the concept of sovereignty and the right of intervention and their implications in the African context, and being conceptual and doctrinal in approach it analyses the context and legality of the African Union’s right of intervention arising from the regional treaties vis-à-vis the United Nations Charter with a view to vindicating the much celebrated ‘decisive break from the past’. It concludes that African Union’s current stance represents a bold and grandiose expression that is sincerely tailored towards ensuring effective human rights protection and humanitarian assistance for over 13 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa. Finally, the article contributes significantly to the scholarly debates surrounding right of intervention in relation to internal displacement as its resolution will in one or the other helps government and other stakeholders in their quest to curtail the scourge of intra and inter-state violence in Africa. Keywords: African Union, Sovereignty, Intervention, Internally Displaced Persons, State Responsibility


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