Abstract
The Republic of Croatia is an independent and sovereign state since 1991. The Marriage and Family Relations Act of 1978, amended in 1989, was the source of family law until 1998 when the Family Act of 1998 entered into force. Legislative activities continued resulting the adoption of a new Family Act in 2003 and later amendments of 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2013. The Ministry of Social Policy and Youth launched in August 2013 public debate on the draft of the (new) Family Act. On the 1st of July 2013, Croatia joined the EU. This report is a summary overview of the positive legislation dealing with the rights of the children, and it is guided by the proposed questionnaire. Due to the continuous modifications in the legislation, there is a lack of a proper “feedback” from jurisprudence and theory, as a proof of how the new legal standards are really implemented in the practice. The rights of the child are primarily determined by the international legal standards, especially the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989. It is an evident progress especially through the active role of the Ombudsperson for Children in the Republic of Croatia, in the public life and in the detailed reports, which are annually presented in the Croatian Parliament.
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Konvencija o pravima djeteta, Narodne novine – Međunarodni ugovori, br. 12/93, 20/97 (Convention on the Rights of the Child, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia – International Treaties, No. 12/93, 20/97).
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Ustav RH, Narodne novine, br. 56/90, 135/97, 8/98 (pročišćeni tekst), 113/00, 124/00 (pročišćeni tekst), 28/01, 41/01 (pročišćeni tekst), 55/01 (ispravak), 76/10 i 85/10 (pročišćeni tekst) (Constitution of Croatia, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No 56/90, 135/97, 8/98 (consolidated version), 113/00, 124/00 (consolidated text), 28/01, 41/01 (consolidated text), 55/01 (correction), 76/10 and 85/10 (consolidated version).
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Obiteljski zakon, Narodne novine, br. 116/03, 17/04, 136/04, 107/07, 57/11, 61/11, 25/13 (Family Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 116/03, 17/04, 136/04, 107/07, 57/11, 61/11, 25/13).
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Zakon o zaštiti od nasilja u obitelji, Narodne novine, br. 137/09, 14/10, 60/10 (Act on the protection of domestic violence, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 137/09, 14/10, 60/10).
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Zakon o osobnom imenu, Narodne novine, br. 118/12 (Personal name Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 118/12).
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Zakon o medicinski pomognutoj oplodnji, Narodne novine, br. 86/12 (Medically assisted procreation Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 86/12).
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Zakon o Pravobranitelju za djecu, Narodne novine, br. 96/03 (Children’s Ombudsperson’s Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 96/03).
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Zakon o zaštiti prava pacijenata, Narodne novine, br. 169/04, 37/08 (Act on the Protection of Patients’ Rights, Official Gazette, No. 169/04, 37/08).
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Zakon o radu, Narodne novine, br. 149/09, 61/11, 82/12, 73/13 (Labour Act, Official Gazette RC, No. 149/09, 61/11, 82/12, 73/13).
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Quoting Hrabar, D., in Alinčić et al., Obiteljsko pravo, Narodne novine, 2007, p. 237.
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Konvencija o zaštiti djece i suradnji u vezi s međudržavnim posvojenjem, Narodne novine, Međunarodni ugovori, br. 5/13 (Convention on protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, Official gazette of the Republic of Croatia, International Treaties, No. 5/13).
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Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama obiteljskog zakona, Narodne novine, br. 107/07 (Act on the Changes of Family Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 107/07).
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Hlača, N., Winkler, S. (2016). The Rights of the Child: Croatian National Report. In: Cvejić Jančić, O. (eds) The Rights of the Child in a Changing World. Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23189-1_4
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