Richard Filčák and Daniel Škobla, eds. 2022. Odpad ako sociálny problém vo vylúčených rómskych osídleniach [Waste as a social problem in marginalised Romani settlements]. Bratislava: Center for Social and Psychological Sciences at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology.

Authors

  • Michal Zálešák Legal Consultant, European Roma Rights Centre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29098/crs.v7i1.196

Abstract

In Slovakia, an overwhelming majority of Romani communities live on the periphery of society. Romani settlements lack basic infrastructure such as access to water and sanitation or paved roads. They are most often confined to segregated areas, located on land unsuitable for habitation – on a steep hill, in a flood risk area, next to a waste dump or a big factory and so on. Is this a coincidence? The authors of the publication Odpad ako sociálny problém vo vylúčených rómskych osídleniach (Waste as a social problem in marginalized Romani settlements) published by the Centre for Social and Psychological Sciences at the Slovak Academy of Sciences think otherwise.

 

Author Biography

  • Michal Zálešák, Legal Consultant, European Roma Rights Centre

    Michal Zálešák holds a Masters of Law degree from the University of Matej Bel, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, and a Masters of Law in Human Rights with a specialisation in EU Law (LL.M) degree from the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. He joined the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) in October 2012. In September 2014, Michal passed bar exams to become a lawyer in Slovakia. As a legal consultant at the ERRC, Michal has dealt with litigation and legal research regarding access of Roma to education and housing, the state´s response to violence towards Roma, and the overlapping issue of the discrimination they face in Europe. Michal also works as an independent legal consultant and lawyer representing clients before domestic and international courts and authorities, including the European Court of Human Rights. He specialises in the field of human rights law, anti-discrimination law, criminal law, and environmental law.

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Published

04/29/2025

How to Cite

Richard Filčák and Daniel Škobla, eds. 2022. Odpad ako sociálny problém vo vylúčených rómskych osídleniach [Waste as a social problem in marginalised Romani settlements]. Bratislava: Center for Social and Psychological Sciences at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology. (2025). Critical Romani Studies, 7(1), 164-167. https://doi.org/10.29098/crs.v7i1.196