ИМА ЛИ ВРЪЗКА МЕЖДУ КОРУПЦИЯТА И ПРАВАТА НА ЧОВЕКА?
IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS?

Summary/Abstract: The fight against corruption and the protection of human rights do not have a direct link at first glance but a more precise look can identify cross-cutting pints between them. The links can be found in the organisations drafting their international legal framework, in their origins, in their victims and in the fact that they are both obligations of the states at international level. Each state which fails to comply with its obligation to protect human rights due to rampant corruption bears international responsibility. Each form of corruption can infringe human rights and limit the capacity of the state to ensure their efficient protection. The infringements can result from petty corruption, whose victims can be easily identified, but they can also result from political corruption and this is not impossible to identify as well.The author makes the conclusion that the states with high levels of corruption have a higher number of convictions by the European Court of Human Rights.The link between corruption and human rights gives rise to the discussion about the appearance of a new human right – the right to be free of corruption.

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