The Bill of Rights was written by James Madison. Its purpose was to define the basic rights of the citizens. A total of ten amendments were added to the new Constitution for the protection of individual liberty. During its ratification‚ the Bill of Rights would be fiercely debated by the Antifederalists and Federalists. The debate was about whether enumerating some rights makes all other rights not enumerated illegitimate. The Antifederalists claimed that a man who was alone in the countryside
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Discuss the case for replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 with a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) is the single most effective piece of legislation‚ passed in the United Kingdom‚ which enforced the principles set out in European Convention on Human Rights in British domestic courts. A brief history as to the enactment of such a profound piece of legislation will help us understand the importance of the Human Rights Act 1998‚ and reasons the current coalition
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Negative Rights v. Positive Rights Traditionally‚ it is believed that negative duties are more important and less demanding than positive rights. However‚ Edith Lichtenberg challenges this view by showing that not all negative duties are as easy to keep and that they may not always take priority over positive duties. Negative duties are duties of non-interference‚ which correspond with a right of non-interference‚ meaning one party’s duty is to not interfere with a party that has the right of non-interference
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Responsibility of a Legal Aid Lawyer Rights of the Accused and Exceptional Circumstances Client Interview Other Pretrial Matters Theory of the Case Various Defense Strategies Questioning the Witness Plea Bargaining/Guilty Plea Evidence Arguments CODES The Code of Criminal Procedure The Constitution of India The Indian Evidence Act‚ 1872 The Indian Penal Code‚ 1860 LEGAL RESOURCES Lawyer-Client Relationship India Country Summary Card Rights of the Accused Around the World Important
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The readings assigned pertain to two opposing viewpoints of the role of government; economic rights‚ and individual rights. The main theme of both of these articles is focused on individual rights as presented in “The Economic Bill of Rights” (Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ 1944). However‚ they present differing interpretations on how these are applied in practice and their expected results. There are main points made by each author‚ and each has their respective “pros and cons”. Both readings have aspects
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The fundamental fights are guaranteed to protect the basic human rights of all citizens of India and are put into effect by the courts‚ subject to some limitations. One of such fundamental rights is the Right to Equality. Right to Equality refers to the equality in the eyes of law‚ discarding any unfairness on grounds of caste‚ race‚ religion‚ place of birth sex. It also includes equality of prospects in matters of employment‚ abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles. Articles 14‚ 15‚
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EQUAL RIGHTS Throughout history people have had their equal rights taken away; such as during the Holocaust when the Jews‚ mentally and physically disabled‚ gypsies‚ black people and children of mixed marriages‚ homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ social misfits‚ and members of the political and religious opposition were taken to concentration camps. They had all their rights ripped away such as the right to religion‚ freedom of choice‚ and basic rights‚ like eating any type of food. People have
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Hello President Obama‚ The rights that are presented to the American citizens are created to protect and defend individual rights‚ while some rights are non-negotiable‚ there are many that are not absolute‚ for safety purposes. In order to protect citizens and ensure of their safety‚ certain changes must be made to ensure safety to the American citizens. The Constitution was created to protect and limit certain ideas and rights created by and given to Americans to ensure that the communities
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When we discuss gratuities and whether it is right or wrong to accept them‚ we need to know the meaning of it. Gratuities are “items of value received by an individual because of his or her role or position rather than because of a personal relationship with the giver” (Pollock‚ 2014‚ p.179). When a law enforcement officer receives free gifts from a store or restaurant owner if he or she is not careful it can lead to corruption. The reason being is the officer would have the tendency to go to
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-45987 May 5‚ 1939 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES‚ plaintiff-appellee‚ vs. CAYAT‚ defendant-appellant. Sinai Hamada y Cariño for appellant. Office of the Solicitor-General Tuason for appellee. MORAN‚ J.: Prosecuted for violation of Act No. 1639 (secs. 2 and 3)‚ the accused‚ Cayat‚ a native of Baguio‚ Benguet‚ Mountain Province‚ was sentenced by the justice of the peace court of Baguio to pay a fine
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