PLEASE HELP MEE
1. Choose an amendment from the Bill of Rights. Can you think of a scenario when that right would need to be limited for the general welfare? If yes, explain that scenario and why the right needs to be limited. If not, explain why it should never be limited.
2. Find a current event (news article within the last month) where a case can be made that someone's rights are being limited in some way and answer the following prompts.
Source for the news article. Include the link to the article
What right is being limited? What Constitutional amendment relates to it?
What would people argue that are for the actions?
What would people argue that are against the actions taken?
Make the Case: Are people's rights being limited?
3. Reflection: You hear someone make the statement "My rights are unrestricted. Nothing should get in the way of my rights." Do you agree or disagree with this person? Explain.
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Answer:
A. THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF
HUMAN RIGHTS
1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)
of 10 December 1948
PREAMBLE
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable
rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and
peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous
acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in
which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from
fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last
resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be pro-
tected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations
between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their
faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and
in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social
progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation
with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of
human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the great-
est importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, therefore,
The General Assembly,
Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard
of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and
every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by
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teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by pro-
gressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective
recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves
and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
Article 1
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are
endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit
of brotherhood.
Article 2
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration,
without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, politi-
cal or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, juris-
dictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs,
whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of
sovereignty.
Article 3
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall
be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treat-
ment or punishment.
Article 6
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to
equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrim-
ination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimi-
nation.
Article 8
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribu-
nals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law
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Article 9
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an indepen-
dent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of
any criminal charge against him.
Article 11
1. Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed inno-
cent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the
guarantees necessary for his defence.
2. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or
omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international
law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than
the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 12
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family,
home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone
has the right to the protection of the law against such interference