ĐORĐEVIĆ v. CROATIA JUDGMENT
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II. RELEVANT DOMESTIC LAW
A. The Constitution
1. Relevant provisions
61. The relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of
Croatia (Ustav Republike Hrvatske, Official Gazette nos. 56/1990,
135/1997, 8/1998 (consolidated text), 113/2000, 124/2000 (consolidated
text), 28/2001 and 41/2001 (consolidated text), 55/2001 (corrigendum)
and 76/2010) read as follows.
Article 14
“Everyone in the Republic of Croatia shall enjoy rights and freedoms regardless of
their race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other belief, national or social
origin, property, birth, education, social status or other characteristics.
All shall be equal before the law.”
Article 21
“Every human being has the right to life.
...”
Article 23
“No one shall be subjected to any form of ill-treatment ...
...”
Article 35
“Everyone has the right to respect for and legal protection of his or her private and
family life, dignity, reputation and honour.”
Article 140
“International agreements in force which were concluded and ratified in accordance
with the Constitution and made public shall be part of the internal legal order of the
Republic of Croatia and shall have precedence in terms of their legal effects over the
[domestic] statutes. ...”