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Забрана дискриминације-међународни и национални правни оквир
Non-discrimination-National and International Legal Framework

Author(s): Olga Jović Prlainović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Human rights; Equality; Non-discrimination; Universal protection system; Council of Europe; The European Union;
Summary/Abstract: The effective and efficient system of legal protection against discrimination involves the identification of different legal mechanisms to be applied in cases of discrimination. Each legal mechanism for protection against discrimination is regulated by law and each has its own object and purpose. Some are used to protect the person discriminated against, in order to prevent the repetition of discrimination and to eliminate the effects of discrimination, and some are used to discriminator was punished for what he did. In some cases of discrimination, it is sufficient to use only one mechanism, but it is sometimes necessary to use multiple mechanisms,because the only way to prevent further manifestation of discrimination.The document of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union are frameworks for the implementation of adequate normative regulations prohibiting discrimination in the national legal system. International position of the Republic of Serbia (which was in March 2012 became a candidate for membership in the European Union), imposes a special need for harmonization of national legislation with international standards (universal and regional) and their full implementation. An important moment in this direction was made with the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination 2009. On the purpose of combatting discrimination, adopted a Strategy of prevention and protection against discrimination in 2013 as a systemic framework that uniquely integrates legal norms contained in the sectoral laws of the Republic of Serbia and the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy of prevention and protection from discrimination 2014- of 2018.