Human rights, as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, in particular as to race, color or national origin. ... Chinese in Indonesia became the scapegoats for the government, being successful and easy-targeted for any mistakes of the government. ... The government did not attempt to stop the violation, too. ... Also, they were barred from being government servants. ... Then the government should no...

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These six functions are: the providing of remedies, the maintenance of order and providing of protection, the setting of rights and obligations, the ability to help avoid and settle disagreements, the direction of making laws themselves, and the set up of a government structure The movie "Exile" shows the view these six functions in a clear way for the viewer. ... Government is set up quickly on the island and decisions are made. ... The kids recognize that there are issues and problems they need to address so they set up a vote and decide on a leader. ... The set up of laws is also done ...

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Response In an attempt to answer the question, "Why do we have government?... A social contract is an agreement among people to set up and follow the laws of a government. In exchange for a government, the people may give up some freedoms for protection. ... They should follow the laws of the government and help enforce them. ... Locke expanded the Social Contract to also mean to protect citizens from government....

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Another part of America that I like is the way politics are set up. Anyone who thinks they can do a good job is able to run for a place in today's government. ... Voting is a big part of making that difference, because voting shows how you want our government run, and whom you want to be represented by. ... We are also represented by our town councils, our mayors, our governors, senators, and everyone else that makes up a part of our government. ...

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"Revolutionaries proclaimed that school was for everyone, and state schools were even proposed, but none were set up.... After all that, The Church was no longer allowed to choose there bishops, they were elected by the clergy and then paid by the government instead of the people.... And so it was, which made The Church not an enemy to the government anymore. ... That is why political/government changes did not furthermore the Revolution, but undermined it instead. ... This did not occur but, they did come up with a set of goals that showed what they would like to see happen in the futu...

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A law is a rule of conduct, established by government, for society to follow and obey. ... The first know set of laws was written by King Hammurabi. ... The Code of Hammurabi which is the first written set of laws known to mankind, set the stage for all laws written, even today. ...

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Government 17 U.S.C. § 105 withholds copyright from most publications produced by the United States Government, and its agents or employees while in their employment: Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by assignment, bequest, or otherwise. ... This means that the individual Government official or employee who wrote the work could not secure copyright in it or restrain its dissemination by the Government or anyone el...

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The government also harassed and intimidated Cuauhtemoc Cardenas and his followers. ... The government blocked the citizens' rights to assemble and construct a political party. Ruling parties set up and then controlled labor unions and other organizations of government employees and peasants. ... President Fox and the government have committed to make things better in their country. ... In addition Fox promised to battle corruption and crime, work more closely with other branches of government and reduce government secrecy. ...

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This was bad news for the Governments of the World Mankind must be made more uniformly if THE FUTURE was going to work out It was about the time that someone came up with the idea of TOTAL CRIMINILATION, based on the principle that if we were ALL crooks we could at least be uniform to some degree in the eyes of the law. ... Of all the rights and freedoms guaranteed us in the Constitution, it is generally agreed that those set forth in the First Amendment are among the most vital and precious. ... No government, special interest group, or individual should be allow...

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The FBI has to follow a set of rules as well, the Attorney General's Guidelines. ... The following statement is what the In Defense of Freedom group says we should do to help not disrupt the American way of life: We need to insure that actions by our government uphold the principals of a democratic society, accountable government and international law, and that all decisions are taken in a manner consistent with the Constitution. ...

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During the 1800's, two people could live under the very same constitution but have completely different outlooks on how effectively the government worked. ... It was just what I wanted, and I got it at a time when I least expected it Though conscience of the difficulty of learning without a teacher, I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read." ... In the beginning of his life, Frederick does not know enough about the government to criticize it, but he becomes more critical once he gains knowledge. ...

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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. ... This limited the power of state and local government as well as the federal government. ...

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During the construction of the constitution the framers had no intention of forming a democracy in the true sense of the word that is "a government or country where everyone has the equal right to choose the leaders, by voting". ... Instead the framers set up a decentralized representative government that was limited by the Bill of Rights (and other amendments to follow) to protect personal liberties. ...

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The majority may bring pressure on the government to enact laws that specifically work against the minority. ... For many the idea of a government that has the least interference with its society seems very appealing however, quite how little interference is necessary is an object of debate. ... Do we go for a full on freedom or do we set limits? ... Again we have to decide where the limit is to be set. ...

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The Geneva Conventions set a precedent and have worldwide jurisdiction. ... Such an example as the Guantanamo Bay crisis sets a precedent for many other things to come our way. ... US government justification The United States has labeled the current situation of the world as a "Time of war". ... An exert from January/February 2004 issue of Foreign Affairs comments on the current situation, "The Bush administration has literalized its "war" on terrorism, dissolving the legal boundaries between what a government can do in peacetime and what's allowed in war. ... With no conflict between t...

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The issues of abortion, gay marriages, and even stem cell replacement have all been controversial issues that have plagued us with picketing, letters to the government, and is even being argued about on TV and on the radio. ... 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 people who helped to make our justice system even stronger and more reputable. ...

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Thus, they were suppressed by government and many of them were arrested. ... A report announced by the international association of labor in December the 12th 1997 showed that there were more women holding the post of management in enterprises and governments than ever before. More and more women have set up their own enterprises. ...

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The vindictive Abigail Williams set out to destroy the life of Elizabeth Proctor, and in doing so, created a chaos full of lies and fear in Salem. ... The government was so afraid of September 11 that they administered laws that violated the rights of humans to prevent this again. ...

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The government is turning a blind eye on the activities of its law enforcement. ... They keep them in insufficient holding facilities and often hold them there with no set date for their deportation due to lack of passports. ...

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The problem goes beyond social conformity and crosses into government intervention (or lack thereof). ... Violent acts against women who sought abortions became common and the government was unsympathetic to the victims. There are parallels between the Southern Black's civil rights movement and the women's movement: Blacks have long been accustomed to the white government being unsympathetic to violent acts against them. ... (See Endnote #5) It is disturbing that the slow gains achieved by the women's movement are so volatile and endangered when conservative administra...

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The International Humanitarian Law, which also went by the laws of war, sets out a list of protections for civilians. ... According to the Sierra Leonean government, women can be raped by anyone: fathers, uncles, brothers, strangers, anyone; and no case could be pursued to the police. ... Even though women are beginning to practice their rights and get the help they need, they still are not being allowed the same voice as men have in front of the government. ...

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That we can set rules and regulations in order to make sure that the torture is not inhumane. Lets say that the government authorizes torture. Even if the government only allows us slight use of torture we will still find a way to abuse that power. ...

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The case set boundaries and regulations illustrating how much power the mother and state possess in deciding whether to abort a pregnancy (12 Tribe). ... Although the law has set boundaries on when a fetus should be considered a citizen, there are people who believe that life starts before birth no matter what the law states. ...

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There are three reasons why governments believe they have the right to use capital punishment. ... Take the criminal away from the prosperity of living in a free and healthy environment, to make him or her live for a lifetime in a far less pleasant set of circumstances. ...

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Roe v Wade made it illegal for women to have abortions after a certain point in the pregnancy, if the government says abortion cannot be performed up into a certain point does that make it right or wrong? ... Right is right and wrong is wrong, this is only true on things set forth by law morals, values and ethics are based on who we are as individuals. ...

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