Human rights are universal and apply to everyone. They state that all people, regardless of country, culture and context, are born free and equal in value and rights. Human rights basically regulate the relationship between the state and the individual.

Human rights constitute a restriction of the state's power over the individual and at the same time establish certain obligations for the state. One example is that the state is obliged to protect the rights of the individual from being violated by other people. Another example is that the state must ensure that every human being can realize and demand his rights under the Convention on Human Rights.

Human rights are part of international law, that is, international law. The rights are written down in various types of international agreements. Conventions and protocols become legally binding by states declaring themselves bound by them, for example by ratifying them. Declarations and declarations also involve political obligations.