THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL The right to counsel is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. It provides for counsel in phases of a criminal proceeding for anyone who cannot afford one. This wasn’t always the case. Early colonial days did not allow defendants the opportunity to hire their own attorney nor was one appointed. This right has been earned in incremental stages involving several precedent cases. Those cases include Powell v. Alabama‚ 287 U.S. 45 (1932)‚ Johnson v. Zerbst
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Natural and legal rights are two types of rights[->0] theoretically distinct according to philosophers[->1] and political scientists[->2]. Natural rights are rights not contingent upon the laws‚ customs‚ or beliefs of any particular culture or government‚ and therefore universal and inalienable. In contrast‚ legal rights are those bestowed onto a person by a given legal system[->3]. The theory of natural law[->4] is closely related to the theory of natural rights. During the Age of Enlightenment[->5]
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an individual’s rights and freedoms. Pierre Elliott Trudeau‚ negotiated to bring the Constitution to Canada and entrench it into the new Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On April 17‚ 1982‚ Queen Elizabeth signed the Constitution Act and made the Charter of Rights and Freedoms the highest law in Canada. What is the purpose of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the relationship between the government and individuals; ensuring that the rights of the people are
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People in democratic countries freely express themselves‚ practice any religion of their choice‚ vote for their candidates on presidential elections‚ and enjoy many other rights and freedoms‚ all of which are kept by numerous laws‚ bills‚ non-governmental organizations‚ and so on. However‚ the realities of social life were not always so fair. Many years ago‚ women were not considered equal with men by a large extent. One of the most significant social movements in history is feminism. Feminism is a
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Bill of Rights A brief history on how the Bill of Rights came forth. Back in the late 1700’s‚ several states were called for a constitution to protect individual’s rights from the government. Through these calls‚ James Madison came forth and put together the Amendments‚ which was later signed in 1791(1). What started off as 17 Amendments was trimmed down to 10 main one’s which is where we stand now with the Bill of Rights. There are several key Amendments that tie into criminal law. Those amendments
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out populating men two to one‚ Australian women are more likely to settle for any relationship because they feel lucky to have found anyone. American workers’ are settling for less than decent jobs‚ never minding finding a “dream: job. There is no time to protest or demonstrate against these circumstances because there is a rate race going on to the next substandard job opening. The issue that is affecting our regional economy that is most concern to me is the lack of a decent job. When I was
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Question 1: The land rights debate in the 1970’s was a tough and hard-fought journey for the Aboriginal people. In the 1967 Referendum‚ Australians showed their support for the Aboriginals‚ by voting to change the Constitution to include the indigenous in the Census and giving overriding authority to the Commonwealth government regarding Aboriginal affairs. Ralph Hunt‚ of the National Coalition Party and Federal Minister in 1971 stated ‘To just set aside land because Aboriginal groups and tribes
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B- Do they have the moral rights nonhuman animals? What kind of legal status should we give them? This debate has become hugely confusing. Some activist animal rights maintain that we must allow other animals have the same rights as humans. Of course‚ this is absurd. There are many human rights are simply not applicable to non-human beings. I would like to propose something a little different. A sensible and coherent on animal rights theory should focus on only a right for all animals: the right not
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When dealing with rights‚ laws‚ and amendments there will always be particular uncertainties‚ especially if they are in the best interest of the people. Amendments are meant to correct‚ provide change and make improvements for past amendments‚ making new ones more specific to each citizen that is involved. Amendments for the constitution involve making sure that rules and laws are put forth correctly and properly obeyed. Many amendments were made under the circumstances of the time period in which
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Sarah Babineau Professor Roig HU 361 Commitment & Choice November 14‚ 2012 The Rights of Animals When we say that all human beings‚ referring to both men and women‚ whatever their race or sex may be are created equal‚ what is it that we are actually proclaiming? Peter Singer‚ writer of “All Animals are Equal” aims to advocate to us as readers to make the mental switch in respect to our attitudes toward a species other than our own. And by this I am referring to animals. R.G Frey takes
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