Snježana Husinec, PhD shusinec@pravo.hr Human Rights Snježana Husinec, PhD shusinec@pravo.hr

What can we do with RIGHTS? Sort the verbs according to their POSITIVE or NEGATIVE meaning? to protect; to observe; to violate; to diminish; to acquire; to guarantee; to abuse; to grant; to respect; to award; to restrict; to ensure + -

Human rights basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled “inalienable rights” = a set of human rights that are fundamental, are not awarded by human power, and cannot be surrendered

Protection of human rights A number of legal documents: at national level - constitutions at international level – international declarations and treaties

Principal international documents I International Bill of Human Rights (UN-document) - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) (Opća deklaracija o pravima čovjeka) - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966) (Međunarodni pakt o ekonomskim, socijalnim i kulturnim pravima) - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) (Međunarodni pakt o građanskim i političkim pravima) II European Convention on Human Rights (Council of Europe 1950) III Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000; full legal effect 2009) – political, social and economic rights of EU citizens

Three Genarations of human rights (according to Karel Vasak) First Generation (Civil and Political Rights) - date back to 18th Century Designed to protect the individual against state interference Right to vote Right to assemble Right to free speech Right to a fair trial Right to freedom from torture, abuse Right to protection of the law

Three Genarations of Human Rights Second Generation (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) - 19th Century response to widespread poverty in wake of industrial revolution - Prohibit government from denying access, -entitle individuals to get protection from state if third parties interfere with rights, - oblige states to take measures to improve overall social situation Right to education Right to housing Right to health Right to employment Right to an adequate income Right to social security

Three Generatins of Human Rights Third Generation (Collective Rights) -First articulated in second half of the 20th Century With exception of African Charter on Human and People's rights, have not been incorporated into human rights treaties yet Right to economic and social development Right to prosperity Right to benefit from economic growth Right to social harmony Right to a healthy environment, clean air and water, Right to participation in cultural heritage etc.

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – Reading comprehension I Read the text on page 146 and answer the following questions: What are the basic principles of successful economies? What is the role of the state in successful market economies? Which instruments do the states use to intervene in market relations? What is of foremost significance in market conditions? How does the state ensure respect for the rules of free market competition? What are the workers entitled to? II Do exercises 1 and 2 on page 147. III Underline the economic, social and cultural rights mentioned in the text.

The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia I The historical sources of the Constitution II Basic provisions III The protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms 1. General provisions 2. Personal and political freedoms and rights 3. Economic, social and cultural rights IV The structure of the state power (institutions and bodies) 1. The Croatian Parliament 2. The President of the Republic of Croatia 3. The Government of the Republic of Croatia 4. The judicial power 5. State attorneyship V The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia VI Local and regional self-government VII International relations VIII Changes of the Constitution IX Concluding provision

Human rights in the Croatian Constitution Chapter III Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1.Common Provisions 2. Personal and Political Freedoms and Rights 3. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Articles 48 – 70)  

Economic rights Read the section on Economic, Social and Cultural rights of the Croatian constitution and find the ECONOMIC rights: 1. 2. 3. 4. …

Social rights Read the section on Economic, Social and Cultural rights of the Croatian constitution and find the SOCIAL rights: 1. 2. 3. 4. …

Cultural rights Read the section on Economic, Social and Cultural rights of the Croatian constitution and find the CULTURAL rights: 1. 2. 3. 4. …

Read Articles 48 to 52 and find the following nominal phrases CROATIAN ENGLISH pravo vlasništva pravo nasljeđivanja poduzetnička i tržišna sloboda jednak pravni položaj na tržištu socijalno blagostanje inozemni ulagač slobodno iznošenje dobiti vlasnička prava podmirenje javnih troškova načela jednakosti i pravednosti povijesni i gospodarski značaj ovlaštenici prava

Vocabulary practice - Collocations Match the verbs from column A with the nouns in column B. A B to guarantee public expenses to contribute to property/rights to aquire the monopoly position to abuse goods of interest to stimulate rights to expropriate economic progress to defray the general welfare to exploit property

Vocabulary practice – Word formation Turn the following verbs into nouns. Use them with the same collocations as in the previous exercise. to contribute a contribution to general welfare to acquire to abuse to stimulate to expropriate to defray to exploit

Translate the following articles into English: Članak 51. Svatko je dužan sudjelovati u podmirenju javnih troškova, u skladu sa svojim gospodarskim mogućnostima. Porezni se sustav temelji na načelima jednakosti i pravednosti. Članak 56. Svaki zaposleni ima pravo na zaradu kojom može osigurati sebi i obitelji slobodan i dostojan život. Najduže radno vrijeme određuje se zakonom. Svaki zaposleni ima pravo na tjedni odmor i plaćeni godišnji odmor i ovih se prava ne može odreći. Zaposleni mogu imati, u skladu sa zakonom, udjela pri odlučivanju u poduzeću. Članak 66. Obrazovanje je u Republici Hrvatskoj svakomu dostupno, pod jednakim uvjetima, u skladu s njegovim sposobnostima. Obvezno obrazovanje je besplatno u skladu sa zakonom.