Legal Compass
Laws, guides, templates and official sources that help connect legal language to lived reality.
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Laws, guides, templates and official sources that help connect legal language to lived reality.
Legal area: Access to Information of Public Importance
A form used to request information of public importance or access to a document held by a public authority. The applicant is not required to explain why the information is being requested.
Legal area: Environmental Protection / Human Rights / Public Interest
A law that regulates environmental protection, institutional responsibility and obligations related to the preservation of nature, human health, water, air, soil and the public interest.
Legal area: Anti-discrimination Law / Human Rights
A law that regulates the prohibition of discrimination, forms of discriminatory conduct and mechanisms for the protection of equality in the Republic of Serbia.
Legal area: Constitutional Law
The highest legal act of the Republic of Serbia, defining the constitutional order, citizens’ rights and freedoms, the relationship between the state and the individual, and the basic guarantees of human rights.
Legal area: Media Law / Freedom of Expression / Public Interest
A law that regulates public information, the work of media, the public interest in information, the rights and obligations of journalists, protection of media pluralism and citizens’ right to be informed about matters of public importance.
Legal area: Access to Information / Public Administration / Human Rights
A law that regulates the public’s right to request and receive information from public authorities, especially regarding the work of institutions, public money, decisions and documents of importance to citizens.
Legal area: Protection of Citizens’ Rights / Public Administration / Human Rights
A law that regulates the status, powers and work of the Protector of Citizens as an independent state body that protects citizens’ rights and oversees the work of public authorities.
Individual rights as short guides: what they mean, why they matter and where they fracture in reality.
The right of every person to have their rights, obligations, or charges decided by an independent and impartial court, in a process that is public, fair, and understandable.
The right of every person to think, speak, write, ask questions, criticize, and receive information without fear of censorship, pressure, or punishment for expressing an opinion.
The right of every person not to be excluded, humiliated, denied rights, or treated worse because of a personal characteristic, identity, origin, belief, or position in society.
The right of every person to live in an environment that does not endanger their health, dignity, or the future of their community.
The fundamental right of every person to have their life protected from violence, arbitrariness, negligence, and serious dangers that the state can and must prevent.