Right to culture and scientific progress
People may participate in cultural life and benefit from science.
What does this right mean?
People may participate in cultural life and benefit from science. Creativity and academic freedom support an open society.
Why does it matter?
Creativity and academic freedom support an open society.
Everyday examples
A person seeks an accessible cultural programme and a researcher seeks freedom to conduct research.
Legal basis
Universal Declaration of Human Rights — provisions 27. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights — provisions 15. Constitution of the Republic of Serbia — provisions 72, 73.
Serbia framework
Constitution of the Republic of Serbia — provisions 72, 73.
Authors’ rights and public access must be balanced. The right does not abolish copyright or justified safeguards for health and other people’s rights.
Checked 22 October 2026.
International framework
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights — provisions 27.
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights — provisions 15.
The Declaration is a common international standard; the Covenants, Convention and Constitution have different protection mechanisms.
Checked 22 October 2026.