Civil Rights And Freedoms
The American concept of civil rights and freedoms is characterized by a large number of sources, the original "foundations" on which it is based: both the ancient teachings on the state and the rights of citizens, and the philosophy of the Enlightenment, and religious and ethical norms and ideals, the principles of Roman law, English common law in particular. Monumental times in the history of British law as the Magna Carta of 1215, the Habeas Corpus Act of 1678, the English Bill of Rights of 1689, and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
Even in ancient times, the city-state of Athens contributed to the formation of ideas of civil rights and freedoms. For example, the philosophers of the school of stoicism introduced the idea of natural law into scientific usage and the concept of equality that follows from it. It was believed that all citizens of Athens had equal rights, because they were all sensible and had a common moral duty with respect to natural law. …show more content…
In the Roman state, the concept of natural law was also developed; There were no forcibly exercised rights, censorship, compulsion to profess any
Even in ancient times, the city-state of Athens contributed to the formation of ideas of civil rights and freedoms. For example, the philosophers of the school of stoicism introduced the idea of natural law into scientific usage and the concept of equality that follows from it. It was believed that all citizens of Athens had equal rights, because they were all sensible and had a common moral duty with respect to natural law. …show more content…
In the Roman state, the concept of natural law was also developed; There were no forcibly exercised rights, censorship, compulsion to profess any