The Absence of Young Carers in the Polish Legislation

• Authors: Chojnacka Barbara

Title variants

PL

Nieobecność młodych opiekunów w polskim prawie

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article analyses the legal acts dedicated to child and family issues in the context of the issue of young carers which is widely addressed internationally . The questions posed relate primarily to the issue of children’s rights, their protection, the topic of care and parental responsibility, as well as the problems experienced by the family . The article attempts to demonstrate an important research and legislative gap in relation to the situation of children undertaking caring tasks within the family . The analysis reveals the unidirectional nature of guardianship as perceived in Polish legislation . No provision is made for other mechanisms that may take place within the family, making young carers in this situation unnoticeable

PL

W artykule dokonano analizy aktów prawnych poświęconych problematyce dziecka i rodziny w kontekście szeroko poruszanego na arenie międzynarodowej zagadnienia młodych opiekunów . Postawione pytania odnoszą się przede wszystkim do kwestii praw dziecka, ich ochrony, tematu opieki i odpowiedzialności rodziciel-skiej, a także problemów doświadczanych przez rodzinę . W artykule podjęto próbę wykazania istotnej luki badawczej i legislacyjnej w odniesieniu do sytuacji dzieci podejmujących zadania opiekuńcze w rodzinie . Analiza ukazuje jednokierunkowy charakter opieki postrzeganej w polskim ustawodawstwie . Nie przewiduje się innych mechanizmów czy sytuacji, które mogą mieć miejsce w rodzinie, co sprawia, że młodzi opiekunowie pozostają niezauważalni

Keywords

EN

young carers; children’s rights; care; Polish legislation

PL

młodzi opiekunowie; prawa dzieci; opieka; polskie prawodawstwo

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu. Wydawnictwo UMK
• Journal: Paedagogia Christiana
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 2/51
• Pages: 205-232

Contributors

author

Chojnacka Barbara

• University od Szczecin

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-3126

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/PCh.2023.017