In this thesis my aim is to analyze the legal disciplines and acts related to the violation of human dignity manifested by hateful speech on international, European and national levels. After a theoretical examination of political correctness and hate speech I provide a description of certain hate-speech related legal documents that refer to us as European citizens in a three-layered legislation system. I also try to look for opinions and answers how and by what means it is possible to penalize verbal aggression committed against certain groups of society.