- Rights you have simply because you are human
- If we asked people you would get around 20 different responses
- Based on the principle of respect for an individual
- Each person should be treated with dignity no matter what
- Before there were no human rights but after world war 2, the universal declaration came and 30 rules were announced which all countries have to follow
Magna
Carta:
- King John of England in 1215 had to sign it as King as the government were not above the law.
- King John visited a number of rights and his subjects forced him to sign the Magna Carta which was later thought to be the first kind of human rights.
- Among it was the right to be free from government influence and bribery and official misconduct.
Petition
Of Right:
- Produced in 1628 by Parliament and left to Charles I as a statement of civil liberties.
- Refused by Parliament for the Kings Foreign Policy to exact forced loans
- Parliament was hostile so Sir Edward Cole asserted four principles.
- No taxes can be levied without the consent of Parliament, no subject may be imprisoned without care shown and the martial law may not be used in terms of peace.
- A consitiution is designed to ensure everyone is following the laws including the government. To keep people in check including the government.
Legal
High Case Study:
- Before May 2016, drugs were illegal if they had been banned by UK legislation.
- NPS are substances that contain various chemicals not all of which are illegal.
- Have similar effects to illegal drugs such as cocaine and cannabis.
- Authorities have legal power arrest anyone in possession or selling them.
- In May 2016, the government a legislation was created, creating a blanket ban on the drugs in them that were now illegal. Thus, ending people using legal highs.
- Does the government have a responsibility to protect those making a mistake?