Equality before the law

that women should have equal rights with men in education, as well as in economic and political life. Enlightenment thought had some impact on the political life and social equality of European states in the eighteenth century. The philosophies believed in natural rights for all people. These included equality before the law, freedom of religious worships, freedom of speech and press, and the right to assemble and hold…

discrimination. Citizens and civil rights groups have started to challenge the discrimination in Texas elections. Texas is facing lawsuits over racial and political redistricting. The U.S. Supreme Court has also started to take action and implement laws to create change. The Voting Rights Act was created to prevent legal restrictions against minority redistricting. However, there is no legislation against redistricting. The most significant point the author made was the pressing issue of racial…

Before an employee can take forth their challenge for equal pay, as established in the case of Alabaster v Woolwich, There must be a comparator of the opposite sex. Although there can be no grounds for a sex discriminatory claim with a hypothetical comparator , the European court does permit the applicant the right to compare oneself with their predecessor in accordance with the EC Treaty. By referring to the coursework question, it is highly suggested that Lucy has a male competitor in the…

clearly depicted as beneficial during the case of Gideon v. Wainwright. With the preservation of freedom in mind, constitutional democracies provide individuals with the right to exercise the law in order to preserve the concept in which power belongs to the masses. In addition to allowing ramifications to laws and rules regarding governmental procedures, America’s constitutional democracy focuses on limiting the amount of power that is given to political figures. A document protecting the…

reason why we built America. The American Dream is about freedom, the right to have the three unalienable rights: life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. However, the American Dream became a disillusionment when promises of expanding opportunity and equality are jeopardized by discrimination and prejudice, but faced with an expanding culture and opportunities opening the path to the American…

The civil rights movement has been one of the largest, ongoing battles in America over equality of black citizens. Not everything had changed under the 1964 Civil Rights Act and there is still inequality occurring today. In 1960 there were still several problems such as the police force, the lack of education in black schools and the segregation in many public places. The police force was still racist and black citizens were not given the same amount of respect as the white citizens were given.…

This phrase has constantly been repeated by all my family members, friends, and even strangers. At a young age, gender roles can be very confusing. However, society makes sure to place boundaries and acknowledge differences between both roles. Even before we are born, as soon as our sex is discovered we are given a gender role and colors that we are supposed to wear in order for society to distinguish between boy and girl. Girls must wear pink and “girly” colors such as pastel colors and boys…

The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa is one of violence, oppression, and segregation by the white dominated National Party against blacks and non-coloreds that lasted from 1948 to 1994. This policy of segregation by means of racial classification meant that non-whites were treated as second class citizens, not worthy of voting rights, representation, or even basic human rights. It insured that the minority white population would stay in power as it controlled the government, economic and…

written by Ayn Rand. Its content thoroughly introduces the philosophy of human nature. Our main character, Equality 7-2521, lives in a futuristic time called the Great Rebirth where everyone lives in a society with collectivism as the backbone. Citizens have no rights but exist solely for the state. This establishes the main theme of this novella— individualism versus collectivism. Equality 7-2521 does not feel the guilt in committing crimes against the State like thinking alone and keeping his…

Prejudice is a baseless and usually negative attitude toward members of a group including stereotypes, negative feelings and a tendency to discriminate against members of the group, involving negative prejudgments with the most well-known types of prejudice including racism, sexism, classicism, homophobia, nationalism, religious prejudice, ageism. For instance, in 2013 at Newcastle crown court a football fan was removed from the jury of a sex assault trial after confessing he couldn 't give…