For example the Maoris claim rights to land were not given straight away and had to be fought for. ... For example the culture of a group may be lost if there were no group rights, also language and religion could be lost if there were only individual rights. ... If a group has a right as a whole then the decision comes as a group decision as well. ... The lack of decision making capacity by a group gives rise to the will theory which demonstrates that if there is no will then there can be no rights associated with it. Personally, I think that group rights should be recognised, if only for the...

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If someone believes they can live their life, filled with hope, and try and become successful then no one can take away the sense of pride, the understanding of security, and their overall happiness. ... If a person thinks he or she can achieve great things, then their peers should support them in pursuing that dream, not shun them for having a goal. ... There were many cynical people in the world at the time that said it was preposterous, that it was ludicrous that in this lifetime there would be that equality in which he was speaking of. ... No one deprived Mr. ... So if everyone holds on to...

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Only if there is sufficient evidence that this person would like to have their life ended. They have a right to life, which is in the charter of rights, and therefore if they no longer want to continue that life then they should have a right to death. ... If the terminally ill were given their wish then they would be very pleased and would finally no longer have to fight the pain of dieing. ... On the other side I feel the strongest argument is that the terminally ill could then be taken advantage of. ... Such as a video tape of them proving that and there is no signs of this disabled p...

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The government maintains that there should be positions available to those who may only be able to perform certain task, even when there is no need for the job. ... According to Hospers" belief, if unemployment insurance were abolished then the rate of the unemployed would decrease since more people would be out trying to find a job in the work force rather then reaping the benefits of doing nothing. ... There are many considerations to be taken when performing such a task. ... When he loses employment, he will at least have the time to find a position with security and the financial attrib...

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In 1976, in the case of "Gregg versus Georgia" the Supreme Court ruled state death penalty laws were not unconstitutional. ... There is no punishment more unusual then having your head ripped off, so the death penalty is in direct violation with the Constitution. ... Then five marksmen aim for the target and fire. ... The death penalty is the ultimate form of punishment, because there is no way to reverse its effects. ... Is there possibly anything more cruel then dying a slow death while breathing in lethal fumes, or anything more unusual then watching people who are paid to shoot...

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Of course, there are still some existing opposition. ... First of all, some people use religious reasons to against gay marriage, but actually there is no paper or rule that explicitly oppose gay marriage. In the essay, Miller explains in Bible, there is no real word or sentence say that the gay marriage is unacceptable. ... Courts were siding with wives who were the victims of domestic violence, and by the 1970s most stats had gotten rid of their 'head of master' laws, which gave husbands the right to decide where a family would live and whether a wife would be able to take a job.....

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They were stolen, sold, and forced to work for little or no compensation. ... " (1890) This is how slaves were treated, because they were not seen as men, and they had no rights. ... There were white women, so naturally they had the rights that all Americans had, right? ... There were many things a woman could not do simply because she was a woman. ... Today, all men are created equal, and if you are born here, live here, work here, sleep here, and die here, you are an American, no matter what gender or race you were born into. ...

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Consistency also plays a big part in deciding if a law is effective or not because if it is not consistent then it is unfair. ... There are two types of defamation these are Slander (verbal) and Libel (writing). ... There is a need for law because if there were not then everybody would be able to do what they wanted and there would be no order people could do what they wanted and no one would be there to stop them. Laws were set so that they would reflect the community that most people wanted. Of course not every one is going to like it and there will be a portion of the community that will ...

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At this time, if the abortion law was broken there were no fixed penalties, and the woman having the abortion was not necessarily held responsible. ... It can then be said that the woman has no right to call on her partner for support, and that both parents have the mutual right to abandon their responsibilities. ... For example, there have been reports that some pregnancies were terminated because parents decided that their child was the "wrong" sex. ... However, this is no reason to kill them. There is no doubt that in twenty or so years from now that the vast majority of babies saved fr...

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Back then, I only made ninety cents per hour, plus ten cents for every basket I picked. ... I had to pay $2.00 per day just to live in a tiny little shack with no electricity or water, and since money was so tight, my 10 year old had to illegally work in the fields. ... There, I saw Cesar Chavez, the leader of the movement. He gave an inspirational speech about demanding our rights as workers, and almost everyone there voted to join the strike. ... Then Cesar asked the country to boycott grapes, and explained our unjust working conditions. ...

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There are several immigrants whose lives portrayed both personal and political freedom. ... The promise of an education was a safer promise then the assurance of bread or shelter. ... It was given to them without restrictions, no matter how they were dressed, with no examinations, rulings, exclusions; no machinations, no fees, no questions asked. ... They were then put back on the fishing boat and sent away with nothing; not even a map or compass. ... It comforts her to think there is a sea change in America. ...

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Even though torture has been used for a long time there were people even then that were against it. ... There is simply no excpetions. ... No matter how effective one may think it is, it is still morally wrong. ... How many people could honestly be trusted to only torture people in the way they were permitted to do so? ... This will only hurt our armies in the end if there are more people angered by torture then scared. ...

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Andres father and band were targeted as many of their songs are insulting the junta and talking of how Chileans want their freedom. ... Throughout the book there are many ways shown of how the military junta violates the basic human rights of Chile for example they give the town of Santiago a curfew stating , anyone out after nine p.m. were either murdered or arrested. ... No one does anything as they fear for their own life. ... Isa, Beto and Andres then find out a way to get the photos developed, they show who murdered Miguel Alberti, what the military Junta were doing to the people ...

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Against Euthanasia Some of the reasons why people think that Euthanasia is wrong because there is being a lot of people who were written off by doctors but they would recover after saying they didn"t want Euthanasia. Most people like to die with dignity is other reason why people don"t like it but I have heard that the is a pill that will kill you and will let you die with dignity or that some old people don"t like getting look after 24/7 or that if there were better facilities for caring for the dying they would not need Euthanasia. The patient may say to doctor that they would like to have...

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Women in Afghanistan end up having no choices, no rights in their lives. Women as humans had no rights. ... Schools were no longer coed (both boys and girls). ... There was only a netted piece that went over their eyes. ... If women broke any of the Taliban "rules" then they would suffer severe beatings and harsh public exposure. " Sixty-nine percent of the women said that they were detained and abused. ...

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If we were truly free to walk wherever we wanted to walk, the earth that we live on would have to be completely traversable. There would be no mountains, no oceans and no chasms. There would also be no buildings and no restricted areas or private property. ... If somebody were to ask me if I was free to travel anywhere in the world, I would have to say no. ... If we fail to abide by the law, then we must face the consequences of our actions. ...

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There is the homophobic reaction, the pro gay reaction, and then the reaction of someone who just doesnt care about the matter. Currently there are 35 states that allow same sex marriage. If you were to ask someone why they disagree with same sex marriage they may say its wrong and unnatural but homosexuals are till human and deserve to be treated as such. ... On top of all of this, there are gangs in Russia that hunt down homosexuals. ... Homosexuality affects no one; it is not a disease like some people believe it to be. ...

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Dating all the way back to the mid-1700s, there has been proof of much poverty exsisting in our world. Due to such major turning points as the Industrial Revolution, workers were being exploited by profit-hungry employers and public authorities who were not protecting the rights of the poor. ... Then, in the 20th century, America began to face only the beginning of hardships, which would seem to never end. ... However, in a socialist country there is no classes in their society. ... No matter how big or little everything adds up. ...

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So, then, why do people still permit this to go on, why has it become an option for terminally ill patients? ... We had no choice as to when we were going to be brought into the life and we should not have the right to decide when we can leave. ... There is no need to end life now, live it out and enjoy the remainder of your time with your loved ones. ... There is NO RIGHT to sell heroin. There is NO RIGHT to take heroin. ...

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International law accepted that there were a range of political entities, not simply the single modern model of the sovereign state. ... There were rights if there was a provision in the Indian Act or in other legislation or in the constitution. ... Treaties, on their own, had no legal force in Canadian law; aboriginal rights claims were part of an ancient dreamtime. ... If there was no recognition of aboriginal and treaty rights in Canadian law before 1982, then section 35 had "recognized and affirmed" nothing. Ian Binnie, then the leading figure in the federal Department of Justice ...

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If this is the case, then abortion is obviously wrong and illegal. The problem with this set up is that what if a mother is physically threatened if she were to bare her child, then is her life (as a legitimate person) more or less important than that life of a fetus? ... From my understanding, I believe that Thomson says there is no reasonable way to define a fetus, so maybe the argument of abortion should be in relation to the mother, since she is actually a person. ... The answer is obviously no because we have the right to protect our own happiness and health over the life of a famous v...

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This automatically shows that all Hammurabi's written laws were unequal and unfair. To demonstrate some of these examples are "If a judge try a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgment. ... My two last examples, that can be explained in so many words shows how these laws were so unjustified which bothered...

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As for slavery, the blacks didn't have a choice whether they had freedom or whose property they were. They were sold and bought with their feelings never being taken into consideration. ... It's so hard to make everyone happy so if they come up with a law stating that there is to be no abortion then the people who want abortion are going to get angry, and start a march, conference or anything to get someone's attention to change it and it this could ultimately lead to a civil war. The scenario that was given to us I feel was a prime example on how people who are for abort...

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However, the human rights of the Chinese-Indonesians in Indonesia were violated in May 1998 and had no human rights. ... However, the Chinese's positions in Indonesia society were because historically they were barred from being servants and farmers, they then had to engage in trade and business. ... (Debbie, National News) There is a historical reason why Chinese control business in Indonesia. ... (Kompas) Whenever there was a condition of social or economic discontent, Chinese businesses usually were one of the first victims of the social unrest that may follow. ... Then the government ...

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If there were no justice then our society would be a destructive one. ... There are those times though, that when an issue has been decided upon a few people have dissented from the decided judgment and they act out in very destructive actions. ... There are many ways in which we punish those that have gone against our justice system. ... People from their very own society then determine their innocence or guiltiness. ... Laws are never set in stone and people who have helped to change these laws are the ones that served consequences for them but in the long run they were the very same peo...

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