Child-Protection Systems – Czech Perspective

KORNEL, Martin. Child-Protection Systems – Czech Perspective. In Nóra Jakab, Márta Benyusz. Child-protection systems. Miskolc, Budapest: Central European Academic Publishing, 2025, s. 71-100. Human Rights – Children’s Rights V. ISBN 978-615-6474-69-8. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.71009/2025.njmb.cps.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Child-Protection Systems – Czech Perspective

Název česky

Systém ochrany dítěte – česká perspektiva

Autoři

KORNEL, Martin ORCID

Vydání

Miskolc, Budapest, Child-protection systems, od s. 71-100, 30 s. Human Rights – Children’s Rights V, 2025

Nakladatel

Central European Academic Publishing

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Maďarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

ISBN

978-615-6474-69-8

DOI

https://doi.org/10.71009/2025.njmb.cps

Klíčová slova česky

sociální zabezpečení; sociálně-právní ochrana dětí

Klíčová slova anglicky

social benefits; socio-legal protection of children

Příznaky

Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

The Czech Republic’s child protection system, assessed as risk-oriented with high intervention thresholds, faces many challenges such as fragmentation, excessive institutionalisation of children care and inadequate participation of children and parents, despite recent strategic aims for reform. However, its guiding principles encompass the best interest of the child, family protection, respect for children’s participation rights, non-discrimination, prevention, cultural sensitivity, rehabilitation and voluntary participation. The responsibility for maintaining the Czech child protection system is divided among various actors, mainly socio-legal protection bodies, courts and social service providers. The system pays special attention to children at risk, including those lacking care, exhibiting problematic behaviour, being crime victims or having been frequently institutionalised. The system provides some specific measures for children with disabilities, but some accessibility issues, as a heritage of the past, persist. The state’s intervention in the family for children’s protection relies strongly on the activities of socio-legal protection bodies, which are mainly preventive, advisory, educational, and protection measures. The system provides various benefits regarding social support, pension and tax law systems. Moreover, a variety of paid and unpaid child welfare is provided, mainly social activation services, low threshold facilities for children and minors, respite care, accompanying organisations services for foster parents and adoptive parents and residential care centres. When considering alternative care arrangements for children, courts have a wide array of options under the law, including placing the child under the care of a guardian, another person (typically a relative) or foster care, with various provisions for short-term and long-term arrangements. Additionally, institutional care is an alternative to be employed only if other substitute family care is impossible.