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1 Manager ethics Human rights Slovak University of Technology Faculty of Material Science and Technology in Trnava

2 Human rights Human rights are international norms that help to protect all people everywhere from severe political, legal, and social abuses. Examples of human rights are the right to freedom of religion, the right to a fair trial when charged with a crime, the right not to be tortured, and the right to engage in political activity

3 Human rights These rights exist in morality and in law at the national and international levels. They are addressed primarily to governments, requiring compliance and enforcement.

4 Universal Declaration of Human Rights The main sources of the contemporary conception of human rights are the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 1948b) and the many human rights documents and treaties that followed in international organizations such as the United Nations

5 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) The specific rights can be divided into six or more families: security rights that protect people against crimes such as murder, massacre, torture, and rape; due process rights that protect against abuses of the legal system such as imprisonment without trial, secret trials, and excessive punishments

6 Human Rights liberty rights that protect freedoms in areas such as belief, expression, association, assembly, and movement; political rights that protect the liberty to participate in politics through actions such as communicating, assembling, protesting, voting, and serving in public office;

7 Human Rights equality rights that guarantee equal citizenship, equality before the law, and nondiscrimination; social (or "welfare") rights that require provision of education to all children and protections against severe poverty and starvation. another family that might be included is group rights

8 EU and human rights The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000

9 The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union summarises the common values of the Member States of the European Union. Its purpose is set out in the preamble: "it is necessary to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights in the light of changes in society, social progress and scientific and technological developments by making those rights more visible in a Charter."

10 The Charter contains a preamble and 54 Articles, grouped in seven chapters: Chapter I: Dignity Chapter II: Freedoms Chapter III: Equality Chapter IV: Solidarity Chapter V: Citizens' rights Chapter VI: Justice Chapter VII: General provisions

11 Chapter I: Dignity human dignity the right to life the right to the integrity of the person prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment prohibition of slavery and forced labour

12 Chapter II: Freedoms the right to liberty and security respect for private and family life protection of personal data the right to marry and found a family freedom of thought conscience and religion freedom of expression and information freedom of assembly and association

13 Chapter II: Freedoms freedom of the arts and sciences the right to education freedom to choose an occupation and the right to engage in work freedom to conduct a business the right to property the right to asylum protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition

14 Chapter III: Equality equality before the law non-discrimination cultural, religious and linguistic diversity equality between men and women the rights of the child the rights of the elderly, integration of persons with disabilities

15 Chapter IV: Solidarity workers' right to information and consultation within the undertaking the right of collective bargaining and action the right of access to placement services protection in the event of unjustified dismissal, fair and just working conditions prohibition of child labour and protection of young people at work, family and professional life, social security and social assistance, health care, access to services of general economic interest, environmental protection, consumer protection

16 Chapter V: Citizens' rights the right to vote and stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament the right to vote and stand as a candidate at municipal elections the right to good administration the right of access to documents, the ombudsman the right to petition, freedom of movement and residence, diplomatic and consular protection

17 Chapter VI: Justice the right to an effective remedy and a fair trial, the presumption of innocence and the right of defence, principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, the right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings for the same criminal offence

18 Thank you for your attention!


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