Rights Flashcards
1
Q
What are rights?
A
A moral or legal entitlement to do something free from interference
2
Q
What are human rights?
A
Rights believed to belong to every person e.g. right to life, right to freedom from torture, right to freedom of speech
HRA1998 enshrined ECHR into UK law
3
Q
What are civil rights?
A
Rights that belong to a person as a citizen, equality under the law, employee rights, right to vote
4
Q
What is civic duty
A
Responsibilities as a citizen, duty to vote, fight in war
5
Q
What is Universal Decleration of Human Rights?
A
Document produced in 1948 that gives common standard of HR to everybody in the world
