There are certain national and international human rights documents that could be of imporatnce to you.
Slovenian
In Slovenia, human rights have been included in the national law of the highest order, namely the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia. Chapter 2 of the Constitution contains many important provisions on human rights.
There are also many other laws which are not human rights documents in themselves, but which protect different aspects of human rights.
example The Criminal Procedure Act contains provisions guaranteeing human rights during a criminal trial. The Mass Media Act regulates the freedom of expression of the media.
European & International
There are several important international human rights documents that Slovenia has signed and ratified, making it binding for it.
Some documents are general and contain a broad human rights catalogue. Those are the following:
The European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols contain a wide range of civil and political rights. The implementation of this Convention by the member states is supervised by the European Court of Human Rights, which is also accessible to you as an individual.
Read more about your access to the Court.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union lists a number of civil and political rights as well as social, economic, and cultural rights. The implementation of this Charter is supervised by the Court of Justice of the European Union and by the national jurisdictions. However, the Charter only applies in connection with European Union law.
Read more about your access to the Court.
Like the European Convention, the Covenant contains a broad catalogue of civil and political rights. Unlike the European Convention, this document is binding on many countries around the world, not only the European ones. The implementation of this Covenant is supervised by the UN Human Rights Committee, which is also accessible to you as an individual.
Read more about your access to the Committee.
As the title suggests, it contains a broad range of economic, social and cultural rights. This Covenant is also binding on many countries around the world. The implementation of this Covenant is supervised by the UN Committee of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which is also generally accessible to individuals.
The European Social Charter contains a long list of economic and social rights. The European Committee of Social Rights supervises the conformity with the Charter in the member states. The Committee does not accept individual complaints, but is open to collective claims by certain type of organizations.
The following documents are related to more specific rights or groups:
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (read document)
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (read document)
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (read document)
- European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (read document)
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (read document)
- European Convention on the Exercise of Children’s Rights (read document)
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (read document)
- Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (read document)