British Constitution: individual And Collective Rights

Question 1

What are individual rights?

Answer 1

Rights held by an individual citizen, such as a fair trial or the right not to face discrimination

Question 2

What are collective rights?

Answer 2

Rights that belong to groups

Question 3

What is an example of when individual and collective rights clashed?

Answer 3

In 2004 the courts ruled the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists broke human rights laws, seemingly favouring individual rights over collective rights to protection from terrorist outrages