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Razvoj društva i razvoj ljudskih prava i sloboda
Development of society and human rights and freedom

Author(s): Dragana Vilić
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sociology, Social development
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci
Keywords: society; human rights and freedoms; causes human rights violations;

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the direct connection between the development of human society and progress in the realization of and respect for human rights and freedoms, as well as a number of problems that stand in the way for their full realization. The Company to its characteristics should allow the free development of man to protect his rights, freedom and autonomy. On the other hand, an individual has an active role in building a society whose form is: economic development, permanent democratization of social relations, development and dissemination of human rights and freedoms, the existence of the rule of law and so on. Degree of respect for human rights and freedoms measured level of development achieved and the characteristics of democracy in a society. The main causes of their violations and neglect, as well as the social climate and miles of contributing to this are: domination of one ideology, cultural closeness, economic underdevelopment and the like. As an example, of vulnerable groups in the realization of human rights can be given: the poor, women, children, immigrants, same-sex oriented persons, etc. The paper presents the view Alain Touraine in the development of human society and, related to it, the development of human rights, who was going in the direction of the transformation of rights from abstract to concrete rights, with particular emphasis on cultural rights.

  • Issue Year: 5/2015
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 209-223
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Serbian