"You have the right to freedom of speech Freedom of worship from want from fear These rights would not exist Without a fifth The right to protect all other rights by whatever means necessary. It is my freedom, it is my duty, it is my war." -Tom Clancy Human evolution has seen the acceptance of natural rights and human rights that every individual is born with. These rights cannot be removed, distorted, suspended or denied. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, na...

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... , second it means that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law and the third meaning is the one based on the uncodified constitution i.e. the constitutional code originates from ordinary law. Continuing on Diceys influence on the Parliament it can be inferred that in creation of most of the laws this three-point definition is applicable. However, the problem arises ... legislation and hence this act did not have the authority to form new legislation, in this case the Hunting Act 2004. The issue that this case raised in the wider context was which principles of the British political syst...

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... restrictions on citizens owning guns (Hatch). Some gun-control advocates have their own way to get around the Second Amendment. They state that the "right of the people " in its context of the Constitution is referring to the state. Meaning, it basically says the "right of the state " (Hatch). This, however, seems to be inconsistent with the pattern of the Constitution ... wanted to protect his home and threw him in prison for the remainder of his life only because he owned an illegal firearm which he used to kill a burglar. The ordinary and otherwise law-abiding citizen is instantly cr...

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... 30 May 2001). The High Court has been passing through one of the most activist phases in its history. It has rewritten areas such as equity and torts in the context of common law (Craven 1999:11). Its activist decision in the case of Mabo v. Queensland has caused much controversy amongst Australians. The decision that Australia was not a land belonging to ... constitution was meant to be implied back then. This brings up the questions on how the Constitution should be interpreted. Should we interpret the Constitution as if it were an ordinary Act of Parliament-that is to say narrowly an...

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