Importance of the standards of international organizations in recognition and implementation of the rights of LGBTQIA+ people in the Republic of Croatia

Cilj ovog rada je prikazati važnost utjecaja međunarodnih organizacija na poboljšanje položaja LGBTQIA+ osoba diljem svijeta, a i u Hrvatskoj. Tema ovog rada bitna je jer LGBTQIA+ osobe još uvijek u većini država trpe neravnopravnost, stigmu, diskriminaciju ili čak bivaju žrtvama nasilnih zločina iz mržnje. Međunarodne organizacije za ljudska prava propisivanjem standarda zaštite ljudskih prava LGBTQIA+ osoba doprinose uspostavi standarda koji obvezuju mnoge države, te na taj način doprinose osnaženju ljudskih prava LGBTQIA+ osoba. Rad uvodno objašnjava zašto su i kako spol, rod i seksualna orijentacija postale kodificirane u međunarodnom i domaćem pravu. Rad potom kroz instrumente međunarodnih organizacija s europskog kontinenta, Vijeća Europe i Europske Unije, razlaže kako se oni primjenjuju u državama članicama, posebice u kontekstu zakonskih promjena koje možemo pratiti u Republici Hrvatskoj.The aim of this paper is to present the importance of the influence of international organizations on improving the position of LGBTQIA+ people around the world, and in Croatia as well. The topic of this work is important because LGBTQIA+ people still endure with inequality, stigma, discrimination or even become victims of violent hate crimes. By prescribing standards for the protection of the human rights of LGBTQIA+ people, international human rights organizations contribute to the establishment of standards that bind many countries, and thus contribute to the strengthening of the human rights of LGBTQIA+ persons. The paper preliminarily explains why and how sex, gender and sexual orientation became codified in international and domestic law. The paper then, through the instruments of international organizations from the European continent, the Council of Europe and the European Union, explains how they are applied in the member states, especially in the context of legislative changes that can be followed in the Republic of Croatia