Right of asylum

primarily based on The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and its legislation around freedom of speech and hate speech. It aims to define the term “freedom of speech and expression” in a democracy, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19. Furthermore it will explore the principles of free speech based on international law and standards and the importance of free speech. We look at the meaning and the legislation around hate speech, and explore the impact of…

Perhaps the greatest freedom America can boast is it’s right to freedom of speech. From the first amendment of the Constitution (source 1), free speech has been the groundwork for our society’s development and liberties. Free speech is allows us to let our voices be heard, to criticize, to call upon change, to share ideas and information and prevent ignorance, and it is a gift that Americans are more fortunate to have then a great portion of the world. Free speech is one of the freedoms…

In a civil society it is generally understood that people posses the right to many individual freedoms, including the freedom of speech. In liberal democracies these rights are protected by governments through social contract and consent to be governed. A conflict that generally arises with freedom of speech is: how far can freedom of speech go? In many realms of socio-political debate the idea of free speech versus hate speech is often brought to attention. In a liberal democratic society…

They say discrimination is illegal–even though it is happening right before our eyes. Think of an eight year being pulled out of the line to his flight just because of his name, Mohamed Hasan Shaikh. They pulled him out because of what, color, religion, a name? Hasan means handsome, by the way. We need to uphold the rights afforded to us as citizens of this nation. The Bill of Rights confers a free trial. More importantly, we need to take care of the innocent that are convicted…

capacity. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006 and the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006 encourages the use of supported decision making to ensure people with disabilities have access to basic human rights, freedoms, respect and dignity enjoyed by other people. Denying people the right to make decisions or restricting the type of decisions they make is potentially denying them their human rights. With supported decision making,…

This is the cruel world we already live in where an individual , especially a terminally ill patient, does not have the right to consent their demise. This is why physician assisted…

in some of these responsibilities, such as obeying all federal, state, and local laws, along with law enforcement officers. More important responsibilities come about as adults, such as voting, paying taxes, and protecting the constitution and our rights as citizens of the United States. It is important that everyone carry out their responsibilities to make the United States a better country. By being responsible, we, as a whole, can make America a better place for future generations. All…

creation of the declaration, this was an important factor. For instance, the declaration states, “…that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights” (“Declaration”). The quotation states that within the United States, all men are equal and are granted the same rights. This concept…

deeper. For instance, America is based on a society of democratic ideals. Although there are these democratic ideals there have been people who struggled to fight for the same rights and equality as others.Because of these struggles citizens of the U.S now enjoy rights and freedoms that can not be taken away. Some of these rights and freedoms are not available in other countries which make citizens value them even more. Citizens are aware that with…

Right to Equality and Access to justice : Article 14 provides that the state shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of law within the territory of India. Article 14 uses two expressions “ equality before the law” and “ equal protection of law”. Equality before law is taken from England and equal protection of law is taken from American Constitution . both these terms appear same but they have different meaning. Equality before law provides that everybody is…