A Level Politics - Paper 1- Democracy and Participation - Rights in Context Detailed Notes + Examples
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Course
Unit 1 - People and Politics (9PL0/01)
Institution
PEARSON (PEARSON)
A Level Politics
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Key content includes:
- Difference between rights and civil liberties
- How rights are currently protected
- Major Milestones in the development of Rights
- Cu...
, Rights are things that one is morally or legally entitled to do or have (soft law-
hard to enforce)
Civil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that liberal governments commit
not to abridge (hard law-legally enforceable)
a codified constitution is one in which key constitutional provisions are
provided for within a single written document. They are authoritative,
entrenched and judiciable.
The UK does not have a codified constitution. Therefore, British citizen's rights are
protected using:
Constitutionally significant landmark events e.g. signing of Magna Carta
Common law- setting judicial precedent
Acts of Parliament
Pressure Groups
Therefore, British rights have traditionally been negative or residual rights.
↳ meaning everything not expressly forbidden belongs to our rights.
🍊Rights
Major Milestones in the development of
Magna Carta 1215
It was an attempt by the land-owning barons to stop King John from abusing his
people.
Provides foundation for British civil liberties by stating that:
Rights in Context Notes 2
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