'Faculty of Law Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek'
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Abstract
Izborom hrvatskog ustavotvorca, u Ustav Republike Hrvatske unesena su sva jamstva gospodarskih, socijalnih i kulturnih prava zajamčena ustavima razvijenih europskih demokracija i Međunarodnim paktom o ekonomskim, socijalnim i kulturnim pravima, a kojeg je Republika Hrvatska stranka. Time je stvorena dvostruka (ustavna i međunarodna) obveza hrvatskog zakonodavca na uspostavu socijalno pravednoga poretka. Iako ustavni tekst smješta obje generacije ljudskih prava u istu glavu Ustava, u ustavnosudskoj praksi izvedeno je shvaćanje kako socioekonomska prava ne pripadaju u sferu organskog zakonodavstva kojim se razrađuju Ustavom zajamčena ljudska prava i temeljne slobode. Unatoč tome, mogućnost njihove ustavnosudske zaštite nije onemogućena te je Ustavni sud razvio impozantan niz doktrinarnih razmatranja o prirodi socijalnih prava, iskazujući predanost konceptu socijalne države kao fundacijskom elementu europskog konstitucionalizma. Ipak, valja istaknuti pasivnost Ustavnog suda prema političkim granama vlasti glede socijalne materije te pledirati za zauzimanje aktivnijeg stava u tom pogledu.By deliberate choice of the Croatian constitution-makers, the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia protects all economic, social and cultural rights guaranteed by constitutions of developed European democracies and by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to which Croatia is a party. This creates a dual (constitutional and international) obligation for the Croatian legislature to establish a socially just order. Although the constitutional text places both of the human rights generations within the same title, the constitutional jurisprudence adopted a position, whereby socioeconomic rights are excluded from the sphere of organic laws used to elaborate the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights and freedoms. This development notwithstanding, the potential of their protection before the Constitutional Court has not been reduced, as the Court has developed an impressive list of doctrinal positions on the nature of social rights, committing to the concept of social state as a foundational element of European constitutionalism. Still, we would be remiss if we did not emphasize the Constitutional Court\u27s passive stance towards the political branches of the government regarding the social rights and must therefore plead for a more active approach in that regard
