International Legal Regulation of Parental Leave at the Universal and Regional Levels
https://doi.org/10.30729/2541-8823-2026-126-137
Abstract
The article examines issues of international legal regulation of parental leaves within the framework of universal (International Labour Organization) and regional (Commonwealth of Independent States, Council of Europe, European Union) international organizations. The purpose of the research is to examine the existing international legal regulation in this sphere and to conduct a comparative legal analysis in the context of international labour standards at the regional level. In preparing this article, the acts of universal and regional international organizations, whose provisions relate to the issue under consideration, were researched. Also, the works of legal scholars on the topic were analyzed. During the writing of this article, general scientific (methods of formal logic) and special legal (formal-legal, comparative-legal) methods of scientific knowledge were used. As a result of the conducted research, the international legal regulation of parental leave at the universal and regional levels was characterized and the features of the approaches used to regulate these leaves within the framework of regional international organizations were established. Particular emphasis is placed on the fact that all Member-States of the Eurasian Economic Union provide for provisions on the establishment of parental leave in their labour codes.
About the Authors
Vladimir Koval
Sevastopol State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir Koval — Doctor of Legal Sciences, Director of Judicial Institute
299053, Sevastopol, Universitetskaya St., 33
Evgeny Godovanik
Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgeny Godovanik — Doctor of Legal Sciences, Chief Researcher, Sevastopol Branch
299011, Sevastopol, Gogol St., 7
Dmitry Zarubin
Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry Zarubin — Candidate of Legal Sciences, Leading Researcher, Sevastopol Branch
299011, Sevastopol, Gogol St., 7
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Koval V., Godovanik E., Zarubin D. International Legal Regulation of Parental Leave at the Universal and Regional Levels. Kazan University Law Review. 2026;11(2):126-137. https://doi.org/10.30729/2541-8823-2026-126-137
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