Scope of Family in Latvian Laws and why It Matters in the Context of Mobility

Description

Firstly my intention is to demonstrate that the scope of legal norms is blurred and contrary to what is imagined does not provide an exact answer to the question what is a family in Latvia. Secondly I want to emphasize possible collisions which may occur in the context of mobility because of conservative scope of the existing legal system in Latvia which is built around and viewed through the lens of the nuclear family. . This research is based on a content analysis of legal texts.. According to the oldest and some most recent legal acts the family in Latvia in the narrow sense of its definition is nuclear family - a heterosexual spouses and their children while they are still a part of a common household, but other legal acts use a broader scope of the family the boundaries of which are blurred. Sometimes the scope of the concept of family is clarified by naming each member of family, but at other times it is left open, and it can be replaced by synonyms such as close person (tuvinieks), relatives and household, and narrowly also by the institution of marriage, unless these synonyms are used in a different context that excludes their use as synonyms.. The conservative leading scope of the concept of family constructed by state and secure in laws creates challenges for Latvia as a host country, because in some cases people who are recognized as family in they home country will not be family in Latvia.

Period	29 Mar 2023
Event title	RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Event type	Conference
Conference number	3
Organiser	Rīga Stradiņš University
Location	Rīga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International