a legal right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship, including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of congress, including the right to legal and social and economic equality.
The rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and federal and state statutes enacted to protect a wide range of individual rights, such as right to vote, freedom of speech, the right to assemble, the right to equal treatment, etc.
The personal freedoms of citizens guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments to the US Constitution.
treatment guaranteed to individuals by the government; necessary if everyone is to be equal before the law.
"Civil rights" are the rights of individuals to be free from unfair or unequal treatment (discrimination) in a number of settings, when that negative treatment is based on the individual's race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, or other protected characteristic.
the nonpolitical rights of a citizen, especially the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress; these cases are generally adjudicated under 42 USC 1983 federal law.
Protections and privileges given to all U.S. citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Assurance of fair and lawful administration of justice, based upon truth and right. Nationalists are both civil (acting civilly and lawfully) and right (acting for truth and justice). Not to be confused with privileges for minorities.
term connected to individualism, liberty and egoism presuming that beings have RIGHTS. - Privileges and Rights guaranteed by the US that guarantee Liberty for those people who already have liberty.
Protections and privileges given to all United States citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Legally enforced and protected rights belonging to people by virtue of their citizenship of a state. Examples of Civil Rights are freedom of expression and of religious belief. Ethical debates included whether these rights proceed from human rights or natural rights. Great Civil Rights activists include Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King.
The rights of citizens to liberty and equality (for example, freedom to access information or to vote).
rights that a nation's inhabitants enjoy by law. [Note: The term "civil rights" is broader than "political rights," which refer only to rights devolving from the franchise and are held usually only by a citizen; moreover unlike "natural rights," civil rights have a legal as well as a philosophical basis.
Rights guaranteed to individuals by the government under the Constitution and other certain Acts of Congress
Personal rights guaranteed and protected by the Constitution, i.e., freedom of speech, press, freedom from discrimination, etc.
the backbone of socialism, ensures that all citizens are on an even level when it comes to social opportunities preferential treatment for females or any persons of low income or of a minority race, ethnicity, or religion that claim to be a victim of the majority or wealthy equal treatment under the law of all individuals and organizations regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, income-level, or gender see affirmative action
basic human rights guaranteed to each individual, especially equal treatment of all people.
Disability activists increasingly see access and participation as basic human rights, which can only be guaranteed by effective and enforceable legislation. Especially important in the US, where civil rights are enshrined in the constitution.
A certification assuring the Federal agency that the institution complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352, as amended), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin .
Rights of every person to be treated equally
Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal power given to all citizens by law. Civil rights are distinguished from "human rights" or "natural rights". Civil rights are rights that are bestowed by nations on those within their territorial boundaries, while natural or human rights are rights that many scholars claim ought to belong to all people.
