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The article is the first part of studies showing Afghanistan's path towards adopting international instruments to protect human rights. Based on acts of national law, Sharia law, and historical sources, the text analyses the conditions that, from the time of regaining independence to the fall of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, led the State to accept or reject international human rights agreements. The structure of the article corresponds to the research objectives, which are: to show the codification of human rights in the internal legal order right after regaining independence, the role that Sharia and Pashtunwali played in the adoption of international human rights acts, the attitude of Afghanistan to these instruments in the context of the internal political situation of the State. Special attention was paid to the understanding of human rights in Nizam Nama-e-Dowlat Alliyeh Afghanistan, Osol-e-Assasi Dowlat-e-Allia-e- Afghanistan, Assasi Qanun, Pashtunwali, the conflict of Sharia law with international law concerning the equality of women, freedom from torture and inhuman, degrading treatment, right to life and religious freedom, analysis of changes in the political arena of the State.

The complexity of population ageing effect is a significant challenge at a regional and local level. Adaptation activities require the cooperation of local governments, business entities and non-governmental organizations. The article describes the dimensions of interventions, typology of "shrinking regions" and two initiatives: Regions for All Ages and SEN@ER - Silver Economy Network of European Regions. In addition, essay discusses the dilemmas of creating special regional strategies with their implementation factors and barriers in the construction of silver economies. It is supplemented by some conclusions from the analysis of selected regional development strategies in Poland. Summary sets out possible directions for further research for national institutions.

This volume-"Selected Contemporary Challenges of Aging Policy"-is the most international of all published monographs from the series "Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology." Among the scholars trying to grasp the nuances and trends of social policy, there are diverse perspectives, resulting not only from the extensive knowledge of the authors on the systematic approach to the issue of supporting older people but also from the grounds of the represented social gerontology schools. In the texts of Volume VII interesting are both distinct and coherent elements presenting the role of local, regional and global policies in the prism of the countries from which the authors originate: the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Turkey, and the United States. The chapters show a wealth of methodological approaches to the perception of social policy and its tools. In the texts there are issues related to the idea of active ageing, discrimination against older people in the workplace, comparability of solutions friendly to employment of older adults in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia as well as focused on the importance of educational forms (universities of the third age, senior clubs, folk high schools, and other non-formal solutions) determining an active life in old age. This monograph also attempted to answer the question regarding how to transfer the idea of intergenerational learning into the realm of practice. This issue complements the chapter on the implementation of intergenerational programs in institutions providing long-term care support. The book also outlines a public policy on ageing in the perspective of the changes over the last few decades (Slovenia) and the case demonstrating solutions to accelerate self-reliance as a key to active ageing (Turkey). We hope that seventh volume of our series will be an intellectual stimulus for further international research on change in social policy and will contribute to the dissemination of best ...