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(Department for Constitutional Affairs, 2007) . Anything that is done for the person lacking capacity should be done in the individual best interest (Department of health, 2009). It is important to follow less restrictive approach with the person’s rights and freedom (Legislation.gov.uk,…

Allegheny School District 10375 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090 Riya Divekar, Ms.Volpe svolpe@northallegheny.org "The International Public Policy Forum" “Resolved: The obligation to provide safe haven for refugees should outweigh a government 's right to control its borders." "On our honor, we pledge that we have received no unauthorized assistance on this work." Affirmative Side In recent events, the amount of refugees has increased immensely. Currently there are long term wars…

chose to introduce conscription in order to help the allied countries win the war. Canada’s use of conscription in World War Two was unjustified as it violated citizens’ rights, caused more domestic tension, and was not needed in order to win the war. Conscription was a direct violation of people’s rights, as it took away a person’s right to life and liberty.…

The article is written by Susie O’Brien that was published on The Advertiser on 20 November 2010 arguing the rights for gay marriage, targeting the age group of teens and onwards. When you ask anyone, they will all tell you they are in favour of equal rights for homosexuals. Then you get to gay marriage, and that is when all the talk about equality stops. O’Brien started off with a strong point saying she didn’t ever choose to be straight, it was never about choice and that is just who she is.…

theories of social inequality that relate to inequality within New Zealand. These theories attempt to provide a theoretical explanation to help us understand issues of inequality. This essay seeks to discuss how theories of social inequality, human rights and intersectionality, relate to the topic of race within New Zealand, in particular Maori and Pacifica experiences of inequality. Firstly I will introduce the issue of inequality and race and how it manifests in New Zealand, secondly I will…

The U.S. Constitution grants us many rights and privileges. It also sets rules and boundaries and protects us from what is good and bad. However, what is good for someone might not be good for someone else, or in other words what is not good for one state might not be good for another. That’s why states have developed special constitutions that only apply to that state. In the case of Texas, we have the largest state constitution. This means that we don’t completely agree with other states and…

own desires whereas civil liberty is the freedom to pursue the general will. In Rousseau’s Social Contract, the general will is an important concept and it is defined as the will of the people as a whole. It cannot be transmitted and it is always right. To put the general will in context, human beings would act according to the general will if we were not depraved by society. In Chapter II, Of the First Societies, he explains his famous phrase by using the institution of family as the oldest and…

“That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” When Thomas Jefferson wrote that iconic phrase for the Declaration of Independence, he was considerably influenced by the natural law philosophies of John Locke. Locke was one of the first to introduce the idea that property is acquired through labor, and that the value of that property is fundamentally intertwined with the…

be no discrimination on the basis of gender. Gender equality is achieved when men and women enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society, including economic participation and decision-making, and when there is no sort of discrimination on the different behavioral characteristics, aspirations and needs of men and women. Even the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights has acknowledged the need for gender equality for the evolvement and progress of society. Gender…

When dealing with such issues as equality and diversity, good citizenship between the society and public services is important because it allows tasks to run much more smoothly and efficiently. Good citizenship will allow all races/genders/cultures to coexist in a society peacefully without prejudice or discrimination. This of course allows diversity and equality in that society as a whole because everyone is living and being treated equally no matter their chosen gender/race/culture or even…