Civil liberties

Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”. Three years ago, after the Edward Snowden revealed the massive surveillance program conducted by the U.S. Government, made it clear that we are living in an age where our information is being stored digitally. This had resulted in an ongoing debate between on balancing of national security and civil liberties. The government, however, argues that it is…

George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) is a huge alert and warning to todays post terrorist attack (of the Twin Towers in 2001) society, in which civil liberties and human rights of each and any person can slip away as an effect of mass hysteria. The core of Clooney’s approach is the idea that sometimes journalists need to go beyond simple and exact reporting and offer some more in-depth interpretations on current affairs. He stresses the tensions caused by post-war paranoia and…

The first section of civil liberties is freedom of expression. The Nigerian people have laws protecting freedom of speech and press. Although in reality the government tends to squash dissention and arrest people who vocally oppose the government. The government is particularly…

areas that domestic and international law cannot reach. Intrinsic in any security dilemma is a privacy trade off. In the war against terror, civil liberties have to be considered, no matter how catastrophic a threat may be. The fight against terrorism and the protection of civil and human rights must go hand in hand. In order to preserve civil liberties, civil duties have to be acted upon. The nature…

look at the role of special interest groups. The two major interest groups in opposition of the bill were the American Civil Liberties Union and the Sheriff’s Association of Virginia, additional other law enforcement agencies were in opposition. These interest groups were in opposition because of two issues that may result from the bill stripping the individual of their civil liberty rights and reverting back to when the government had more power and time to detain individuals against their…

‘free.’ Ethiopia’s freedom status is ‘not free.’ It has a freedom rating of a 6.5. Another way to look at how democratic a country is to examine the political and civil rights score a state is given by the Freedom House. Again the lower the score the more democratic a state is. Ethiopia has a political rights score of a 7 and a civil liberties score of 6 (Freedom House 2016). The poor scores Ethiopia received can be attributed to the political instituion of Ethiopia as the Freedom House reports…

for the common man. Down throughout American history, great wars have been fought, and millions have died to protect these freedoms that we all cherish so greatly. It is the great sacrifice made by the brave men and women who gave their lives for liberty that is generally credited for America’s preservation of its freedoms. Yet, the American Dream is not freedom itself, but a great number of other aspects within life granted by freedom. The status of the American dream is simply…

Civil liberties are defenses against government actions. It is a right that is guaranteed by the laws. An example of civil liberties is everyone has the right to practice whatever religion they would like. The government would not be able to restrict with the decision a citizen makes about their religion. A civil right is a right of an individual to obtain equal treatment in a number of scenarios. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, the right to vote, and the right to be treated…

On January 17th, 1950, a group of eleven thieves perfectly timed, planned and choreographed one of the most well known robberies. These eleven individuals stole more than two million dollars from the Brinks Armored Car depot located in Boston. As it hit news headlines everywhere, it instantly became the perfect crime and robbery. The suspects were caught a few days before the statute of limitations. Tony Pino was the director and mastermind of the theft and Joe McGinnis assembled the group…

Since the founding of the United States of America as a republic in 1776, the country has constantly taken steps to further civil liberties, and exemplify not only a military and political hegemon, but also a moral one. From abolishing slavery to eradicating the Jim Crow laws to the Civil rights Movement, the country has lived up to its Constitution and founding values such liberty and the pursuit of happiness. However, movements such as Black Lives Matter demonstrate how the Black population…