The main purpose of the state - to ensure human rights

23.06.2015

Azerbaijani police acts in the status of a reliable defender of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen. This factor contributes to the overall development of our country and to the acceleration of the process of formation of civil society. The police made efforts in solving the problems of citizens and in the framework of the Act is mobilizing its capabilities in this area. It is already an open secret that the police, which is one of the foundations of the Azerbaijani statehood, seeks to make efforts in the area of transparency, democracy, human rights protection, operates in accordance with the strategic state policy.

If human rights are not taken into account as a system of values or deprived of the basic meaning, in this case there are contradictions. From Hammurabi to the Roman law, these values are reflected in the world literature.

Greek professor Costas Duzinas in the book "The End of Human Rights", published in 2000, wrote that in the name of a bright future for human rights, we must specifically set: which goal do we need human rights for? For example, Plato and Aristotle, the purpose of human rights have seen in achieving justice, "human rights were not there for the individual, but for society."

Speaking of human rights, different meanings and nuances are meant. It is said that human rights - is a philosophy, the question is not only connected with the resolution of domestic problems, but also with the values and outlook of the person. Human rights - an idea and ideology, the idea came to us from Western European civilization: Human Rights - the concept, human rights - a system of standards, a set of rules laid down in international and national law. In these closely related to each other approaches, the rights are evaluated, depending on the attitude towards them. All the problems, differences begin with this.

Main society law

Seeking an answer to the question: "Which goal do we need human rights for?", it is clear that every developed country in its domestic and foreign policy regulates the  interests of the citizens by law. For the first time at the international level in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on December 10, 1948 the "catalog" of human rights and freedoms was established. It emphasizes that every person can fully enjoy his/her rights and freedom only if he/she do not abuse them.

So, each state has a duty to the individual and society, and it is obliged to carry out these duties effectively. The Constitution of Azerbaijan gives an unequivocal answer to these questions. Thus, the Azerbaijani people clearly and unambiguously set relation to human rights and democracy in the Main Law, adopted by referendum. These are articles, the change of which in our Constitution is invalid. Article 7, proclaiming Azerbaijan as democratic and legal state, is among those provisions.

Article 7 assigns still another doctrine, the government of Azerbaijan in internal affairs is limited only by law. This is the state responsibility for such an obligation, that power must be exercised through the protection of human rights and in fact should serve this purpose. This idea is more clearly reflected in Article 12 of the Constitution. In this article, the protection of human rights is proclaimed as the highest goal of our state. In addition, the Constitution states that all public authorities - legislative, executive and judicial authorities must protect and defend human rights.

Police - the guarantor of human rights

Natural, inalienable and democratic rights, which are one of the important principles of the state, found concrete expression in the Police Act. Therefore, the law-governed state is a legal form of organization and activities of the state, which is to protect rights and freedoms of man and citizen, relations with public authorities by individuals and other entities are based on rights.

Social stability is protected by a reliable form of legal means, and it is fully specified in the Law on Police. Article 5 of the Law emphasizes that the police in the performance of its duties regardless of race, nationality, religion, language, sex, origin, property, service position, convictions, protects the rights of people and their legitimate interests of the actions conflicting with the rights. The main objective of these articles is that this area is strategic in ensuring the rule of law, personal and public safety, as one of the main reasons of state building. Sometimes it seems to be interpreted as not only a legal requirement but also a moral obligation to police in the Azerbaijani society.

In all periods and in all countries, the legal reforms, police activity, being the representatives of the state, remains a controversial issue. In most cases, there is an inadequate response. It has supporters and opponents. Analysis and synthesis confirm that the Azerbaijani police use the advanced world experience in the course of reforms, very sensitive approaches to making and choosing the best. So, now at a new stage of development, which is going through Azerbaijan, the focus is a continuation of successive reforms in the field of human rights.

According to the Law, the treatment in degrading form to any person is unacceptable for police. It is prohibited to force to give information about persons who have committed crimes or are suspected of committing a crime or to confess guilt in a criminal act, to threaten them and others to this end, to torture, to provide them any physical or moral action. The Law also emphasizes that the police should ensure the implementation of the rights of detained or persons under arrest.