Slobodni pojedinci u slobodnom narodu Građanske i političke slobode i prava u hrvatskom tisku sredinom 19. stoljeća
Free individuals in free nation: Civil and political freedoms and rights in Croatian press in the middle of 19th century

Author(s): Vlasta Švoger
Subject(s): Media studies, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Government/Political systems, Politics and communication, 19th Century
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: civil and political rights and freedoms; Croatia; middle of the 19th century; liberal press in Zagreb;
Summary/Abstract: Based on the ideas of the Enlightenment as well as on the leading idea of French Revolution (brotherhood, equality and freedom), the Croatian political elites gathered around liberal press published in Zagreb at the end of the 1840 and in the beginning of the 1850, has uphold the enforcement of civil and political rights and freedoms. The basic premises was that these rights were human rights, therefore they named it “basic rights” or “free institutions of the West”, and argued that these rights are connected with the freedom of the individuals and nation. Although they argued that civil and political freedoms and rights are precondition for unobstructed and free development of the nations, they considered them unsufficient if the freedom and rights of nation is not guaranteed by the law. The most emphasised freedoms and rights were: right of freedom, equality and happiness; freedom of press, thoughts and expression of thoughts; freedom of assembling and associations; right of work; right of native language, culture and identity as well as religious, linguistic and national equality.

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