Equality before the law

of Happiness.” Liberty and Equality are considered as rights of the people. Liberty is the state of being free from unjust restrictions while equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. Although some people say that they are closely related to each other, some states that liberty and equality conflict each other. The conflict between liberty and equality have been an issue in our society. The conflict between liberty and equality is characterized by…

Revolution in 1794, these enlightenment ideals were twisted by Robespierre. Although an effort was made to use enlightenment ideas, it was eventually unsuccessful when the Revolution turned more radical. In the earliest stage of the Revolution, equality and fairness were implemented. In 1762, a famous philosopher,…

in section 15- Equality Rights (1) “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age and mental or physical disability.” Although it states, “equal benefit”, is it actually equal? Canada is one of the world leaders in the promotion and protection of women’s rights and gender equality but recent…

the beginning, Equality 7-2521 loved his brothers, just as they love him. Before they go to bed, every student says, “We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through, by and for our brothers who are state. Amen” (Rand 21). This shows all brothers are selfless. And they appreciate all and everything their brothers do, will do or…

skills and more. These common occurrences promote the idea that more equality will better a nation which raises the question, would total equality actually benefit society? Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron succeeds in addressing this question and exposes the consequences of complete equality. His short story takes place in an egalitarian society where the government handicaps anyone who is naturally above average to achieve equality amongst all citizens. The text follows a man with above…

idea undermine equality? The case of affirmative action has confronted the Supreme Court in 2008 by a white woman, Abigail Fisher, who believed she was denied acceptance to the University of Texas at Austin because of her skin color. The Court eventually refused to make a major ruling, but instead sent the case back to the lower courts for future analysis and for a future ruling. As for now, affirmative action still exists, but the standards have been raised to attempt to insure equality among…

of the late 18th century, the government of the United States had been claiming to promote freedom for each ot its citizens and liberty to all by bestowing their citizens equality before the law, it would include series of inalienable rights and protection from violence and abuse. However, despite their claim of universal equality, there is still prevailing issues about gender and race, for example the issue of preventing females and the other race from being an American Citizen, this had been…

Both Hobbes and Locke use equality of men in a state of nature as the starting point for their theories of the rise of government. They both begin by describing man’s true nature as he would naturally appear on earth before the formation of society. These theorists were not only attempting to describe the state of nature and man's formation of government but were also encouraging governmental reform. Thomas Hobbes view of equality, in Levithan, is essentially pessimistic. He contends that no…

fight and establish independence without overturning the colonial social order. Despite terrible human, monetary, and social costs, the French and Haitian revolutions were able to propel the idea of democracy and the ideal of equality far beyond the boundaries established ever before. Rebellions in the various parts of the world had differing political goals, but all seemed to be inspired by the Enlightenment's radical philosophies. The Haitian and French rebels emphasized the principle of…

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE 1. INTRODUCTION The Uniform Civil Code is the code which arches over the Civil Law Code and administers the secular Civil Law rules to govern all people irrespective of their gender, caste, religion and tribe. The Uniform Civil Code mainly deals with issues related to acquisition and administration of property, marriage, divorce and adoption. An attempt to establish a Uniform Civil Code has also been made in the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India…