Human Rights by Snježana Husinec

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) - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966) - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) II European Convention on Human Rights (Council of Europe 1950)

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

Economic rights in the Croatian Constitution  Read articles 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 of the Croatian Constitution and give each of them an appropriate heading. Article 48 - Article 49 - Article 50 – Article 51 - Article 52 -

Read Articles 48 to 52 and find the following nominal phrases CROATIANENGLISH 1. pravo vlasništva 2. pravo nasljeđivanja 3. poduzetnička i tržišna sloboda 4. jednak pravni položaj na tržištu 5. socijalno blagostanje 6. inozemni ulagač 7. slobodno iznošenje dobiti 8. vlasnička prava 9. podmirenje javnih troškova 10. načela jednakosti i pravednosti 11. povijesni i gospodarski značaj 12. ovlaštenici prava

Vocabulary practice - Collocations  Match the verbs from column A with the nouns in column B. A B to guaranteepublic expenses to contribute toproperty/rights to aquirethe monopoly position to abusegoods of interest to stimulaterights to expropriateeconomic progress to defraythe general welfare to exploitproperty

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