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30-559: Social Democratic Union may refer to: Social Democratic Union (Croatia) Social Democratic Union (Ireland) , started by Tommy Broughan in 2014 after he left the Labour Party Social Democratic Union (Latvia) Social Democratic Union (Serbia) Social Democratic Union (Romania) Social Democratic Union (Ukraine) Social Democratic Union of Macedonia Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ,

60-473: A brand new legal and institutional framework of health, social, scientific and educational system. New law should determine the educational and preventive measures "so that abortion should be an exception". In sole dissenting opinion , Judge Miroslav Šumanović, among other things, stated that the 1978 Law should be formally and substantially aligned with the Constitution, abolished with a deferment effect, that

90-539: A constitutional or a human right doesn't exist. According to the Court, the right of privacy of women, which includes the right of freedom, dignity and the protection of family and private life, exists, which gives woman autonomy to a certain period (in Croatia 10 weeks after conception) during which woman can freely decide whether she wants to give birth or not, but after that period of time birth becomes public interest which protects

120-736: A political party in Finland Social Democratic Union 'Proletarian' , a political party in Bulgaria Social Democratic Unionists , a political party in Syria Polish Social Democratic Union , defunct political party in Poland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Social Democratic Union . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

150-605: A union between a man and woman, or provisions of the Law on Same-Sex Unions . The Court therefore considered that the referendum on the definition of marriage is not a referendum on the right to respect for family life, because it is constitutionally guaranteed to all persons, regardless of sex and gender, and is under the direct protection of both, the Constitutional Court itself and the European Court of Human Rights. In conclusion,

180-457: A union between men and a woman, in the same time pointing out that the referendum revealed numerous problems in the Referendum law and opened a number of legal questions that required answers. Nevertheless, the Court stressed that decision on the referendum was passed by a majority of 104 MPs and that since it was made with more votes than the majority needed to even change the Constitution itself,

210-440: Is led by Croatian politician and former athlete Ivan Ninić  [ hr ; sh ] , a former MP . Before his death in 2009, a prominent leader was Vladimir Bebić  [ de ; hr ; sh ] , another former MP. Ljevica was represented in the council of Rijeka by two councillors and by three in assembly of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County . All were elected from the electoral list "Vladimir Bebić – Third Block list on

240-689: The Socialist Labour Party of Croatia . In the local elections of 2005, the party had joint lists with the Social Democratic Party of Croatia in the town of Glina and with the Independent Democratic Serb Party in Sisak-Moslavina County , where it gained one seat in the assembly. The Green Left of Croatia ( Croatian : Zelena ljevica Hrvatske ) was a leftist party formed in 2001 whose political platform

270-709: The Women's Democratic Party for the Zagreb local elections . (coalition totals) Constitutional Court of Croatia Recent referendums The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia ( Croatian : Ustavni sud Republike Hrvatske ) is an institution that acts as the interpreter and guardian of the Croatian Constitution and which monitors the conformity of laws with the Constitution as well as protection of human rights and freedoms of citizens that are guaranteed by

300-484: The 1995 election he managed to increase the SDU's vote margin, but with increased vote threshold (5%), the SDU failed to enter Sabor. This, the appearance of more mainstream left-wing parties, and the establishment of a rejuvenated SDP as Croatia's main opposition party, led to the SDU becoming more marginalized, struck with internal divisions and gradually phased out in late 1990s. After the Socialist Labour Party of Croatia (SRP)

330-613: The 2% vote threshold of entry into the Croatian Parliament , the SDU could have hoped to win three seats by fulfilling the constitutional quota of ethnic Serbs in Sabor. Instead, the Croatian Constitutional Court , in one of the most controversial decisions in their history, ruled that the seats should go to Serb People's Party as an "ethnic party", and presumably the only true representative of ethnic Serb minority, despite

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360-509: The 2005 local elections. Soon after its founding congress , the party announced a joint list with Istrian Social Democratic Forum and Croatian Social Democrats in Istria and Rijeka . The Left also announced a coalition with Socialist Labour Party of Croatia one month before the elections. For the 2009 local elections in Rijeka, Ljevica joined with the Independent Democratic Serb Party and

390-446: The Constitution. It is considered to be de facto the highest judicial authority because it can overturn Supreme Court decisions on the basis of constitutional breaches. It is not considered as being part of the judicial branch of government, but rather a court sui generis , and it is therefore often colloquially referred to as a "fourth branch of government", alongside the traditional model of tripartite separation of powers into

420-423: The Court warned that "incorporation of legal institutes in the constitution shouldn't become a systemic phenomenon" and that exceptional individual cases must be justified by being connected, for example, with deep-rooted social and cultural characteristics of the society. On February 21, 2017, Constitutional Court announced that it held in a 12–1 decision that it won't accept constitutional complaints submitted by

450-516: The Croatian Government or the Constitutional Court are located or are in session (the Parliament, Government and the Court are all located at St. Mark's Square ) On July 6, 2011, Constitutional Court ruled that this law, which restricts a Constitutional liberty – the right to free gathering, was not passed by the majority necessary to override the Constitution on that matter. The Court's decision

480-640: The conservative NGO's Croatian Movement for Life and Family (in 1991) and In the Name of the Family (in 2010) to review conformity of the 1978 Law on Health Measures for the Realization of the Right to Freely Decide on Childbirth with the Constitution. While presenting the decision, Chief Justice Miroslav Šeparović stated that abortion was a controversial and a deep moral, philosophical, legal and medical issue about which there

510-592: The executive ( Government / President of the Republic ), legislative ( Parliament ) and judicial ( Supreme Court ) branches. According to the Articles 126–132 of the Croatian Constitution , Constitutional Court shall: Act of Supplements and Alterations to the Law on Public Gathering stipulated that no public gatherings could be held within 100 meters of buildings in which the Croatian Parliament, President of Republic,

540-470: The fact SNS won fewer votes than SDU. The SDU had some success in the local elections held a few months later, but the biggest boost came to them with parliamentary status gained when Vladimir Bebić  [ de ; hr ; sh ] , a colorful member of Sabor from Rijeka , decided to join their ranks. Bebić, who enjoyed a great deal of popularity in the Croatian public, gradually became the party's leader. In

570-468: The legal framework of the institution of same-sex unions in accordance with the constitutional requirement that everyone in Croatia has the right to be respected and right of legal protection of their personal and family life and human dignity". The Court pointed out that it had never received any request or proposal to review the constitutionality of the provisions of the Family Law that regulated marriage as

600-458: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_Union&oldid=1063603861 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Social Democratic Union (Croatia) Left of Croatia

630-557: The new one should be enacted, and that it is the duty of the state to protect the right to live of the unborn being. Following Court's decision, the Croatian Parliament is permanently banned from enacting a law which would effectively ban abortion. The Constitutional Court consists of thirteen judges elected by the Croatian Parliament with qualified majority (101 out of 151) for a term of eight years from among notable jurists, especially judges, public prosecutors, lawyers and university professors of law. The Court elects its own President for

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660-416: The nineties after the breakup of Yugoslavia to be criminal and supports free education and healthcare. Anti-fascism is declared to be one of basis of the party. The party claims to support small business in competition with “foreign capital”. It also supports EU membership and gay rights , and opposes NATO membership. The Left aims to present itself as a strongly anti-corruption party. The Party

690-590: The party was Branko Horvat , noted economist and one of the few Croatian intellectuals to oppose the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia . In the early 1990s, the SDU was also one of the few political parties to openly advocate co-operation and integration of Croatia with other republics of former Yugoslavia, a view very different from the current Croatian political mainstream. In the 1992 parliamentary elections it turned out that SDU nevertheless enjoyed some degree of support, especially among ethnic Serbs living in government-controlled territories. Although it failed to break

720-409: The referendum should be held. In addition, the Court asked Croatian Parliament to "provide a stable regulatory framework of the referendum process that meets the standards of a democratic society as soon as possible". The Court also decided that "any amendments to the Constitution which would define marriage as being union between a man and a woman should not have any effect on the further development of

750-412: The right to life of the unborn. With this decision, the Court obligated the Croatian Parliament to enact new law within two years and has warned it to take into account the fact that existing law contains certain institutions that no longer exist in the Croatian constitutional order (since the Law is based on the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution ) and that the adoption of the 1990 Croatian Constitution built

780-566: Was ecological socialism . On the local elections in 2005, it formed a joint list with the Social Democratic Union and two other green parties . The coalition got 0.39% vote in Zagreb. It ceased to exist in 2006 and in 2007 merged into the Left of Croatia. The Party sees itself as the protector of the workers and other disadvantaged parts of society. It considers the privatization process in

810-463: Was created in 2007 by the merger of several parties: The Social Democratic Union ( Croatian : Socijalnodemokratska unija ) was founded in 1992, following Croatian independence, being one of very few political parties to identify itself as left-wing. Most of their members were former Communists or left-wingers displeased embracing Croatian nationalism , the excesses of privatisation and human rights abuses of ethnic minorities. The first leader of

840-563: Was formed, many SDU members joined that organization. The SDU formed joint lists for local elections in 2005 with the SRP, the Green Party and the Green Left of Croatia, but failed to enter any of the regional assemblies. The Socialist Party of Croatia – Left Alternative ( Croatian : Socijalistička partija Hrvatske - lijeva alternativa ) was a leftist party formed in 2004 when several members left

870-413: Was no consensus and which therefore causes serious divisions in many societies, adding that the question on when life begins was not for the Court since it can only answer questions of legislation. According to Court's decision, it recognized constitutionally guaranteed value of unborn being and not its right to life but rather public interest of the state to protect it. The Court considered that abortion as

900-525: Was that the law shall be put out of effect at a date specified by the Court. The Court also provided Parliament with the necessary number of representatives which must confirm the Act to make it legitimate. On November 14, 2013, Constitutional Court in a 13–0 statement sent to the State Election Commission stated that there is no constitutional obstacle to hold a 2013 referendum on defining marriage as

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