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  2. Civil liberties - Wikipedia

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    "Base Law"), starts with an elaborate listing of civil liberties and states in sec. 1 "The dignity of man is inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all public authority." Following the " Austrian System ", the people have the right to appeal to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ("Bundesverfassungsgericht") if they ...

  3. Civil liberties in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Civil liberties are simply defined as individual legal and constitutional protections from entities more powerful than an individual, for example, parts of the government, other individuals, or corporations. The explicitly defined liberties make up the Bill of Rights, including freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and the right to privacy ...

  4. American Civil Liberties Union - Wikipedia

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    The 1960s was a tumultuous era in the United States, and public interest in civil liberties underwent explosive growth. [215] Civil liberties actions in the 1960s were often led by young people and often employed tactics such as sit ins and marches. Protests were often peaceful but sometimes employed militant tactics. [216]

  5. Right to petition in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Although often overlooked in favor of other more famous freedoms, and sometimes taken for granted, [1] many other civil liberties are enforceable against the government only by exercising this basic right. [2] [1] According to the Congressional Research Service, since the Constitution was written, [3] the right of petition has expanded.

  6. History of the American Civil Liberties Union - Wikipedia

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    The 1960s was a tumultuous era in the United States, and public interest in civil liberties underwent explosive growth. [173] Civil liberties actions in the 1960s were often led by young people and often employed tactics such as sit ins and marches. Protests were often peaceful but sometimes employed militant tactics. [174]

  7. Civil and political rights - Wikipedia

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    Civil rights guarantee equal protection under the law. When civil and political rights are not guaranteed to all as part of equal protection of laws , or when such guarantees exist on paper but are not respected in practice, opposition, legal action and even social unrest may ensue.

  8. Is It a Cowlick or Balding? How to Tell the Difference - AOL

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    Cowlick vs. Balding: Key Differences. A cowlick differs from a bald spot in a couple key ways.. First, a cowlick is a natural, normal feature of your scalp that occurs as a result of your genes.

  9. Natural rights and legal rights - Wikipedia

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    The Church considers that: "The natural law expresses the original moral sense which enables man to discern by reason the good and the evil, the truth and the lie: 'The natural law is written and engraved in the soul of each and every man, because it is human reason ordaining him to do good and forbidding him to sin . . .