Civil rights and liberties

‘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…

prestigious history of United States of America; it has been a battle ground and at the forefront of civil rights. Throughout history we have seen everything from slavery to women’s suffrage to African American civil rights. One such civil liberty that is being brought into question is marriage. As quoted from the Washington Post “Americans respect marriage, not only as a crucial institution of civil society but the fundamental building block of all human civilization” (Anderson, 2013). Even…

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…

in women’s basic liberties being overtaken by the state’s interests. As a result, states can continue to restrict a women from having an abortion after their interpretation of when fetal viability occurs. The court’s ruling ultimately is unconstitutional, as the basic reproductive rights have been taken away from women. The state’s interest in the development of unborn fetuses, along with their interpretations of when viability occurs, ultimately infringes upon women’s liberties that are granted…

established in order to lessen the impact of politics Whether you talk about the attack on Planned Parenthood relating to abortion, the military relating to the rise of power from the military contractors, healthcare, women’s rights, the rights of the LGBT community, or the rights of people who practice non-western religions, these are all extremely polarizing topics within our current society that can have a pragmatic solution that doesn’t just involve what political party a certain person may…

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…

Would you ever assist a terminally ill person in their own death? This is being argued if it should be illegal or legal today and laws are being made against it. I will discuss my opinion on permanent ill people having, as part of the civil liberties, have a right to die or be help in the process by a doctor or others; are states banning doctors with these circumstances unconstitutional, and a summary of the video on assisted suicides. My opinion about a person assisting a terminally ill person…

development because it is authoritarianism. Instead, people should consider other factors such as, which in this case, corruption. Furthermore, some argue that the advantages of authoritarianism to economic growth are not worth sacrificing human rights and civil liberties of the citizens. However, they need to think about what the poor countries consider as their priority. Economic growth and economic freedom are antithetic concepts. At the early stages of economic development, achieving both…

battle field and we have repeatedly beaten them over the last few years. We still struggle to stop them though because every time we take out one commander, others take his place and pick up where he left off. Our government has not always made the right choices with the way we fight this war and it has probably been drawn out more than needed. There is no more important function that a government can provide for its people than safety and security (Homeland Security, 2014). The Department of…

What is Freedom? “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” (King 3). In this quote, Dr. King addresses one must fight back for what is right. If your civil liberties are provoked, you must rise too top the oppressor. This a strong quote from Dr. King which I openly agree with because it shows the amount of honor in his words to revolt against the government. Dr. King was flouted by many because he…