Essays on Civil Rights

The loss of civil rights is consistently linked with the loss of human rights contradicting their apparent inalienability – this occurrence for refugees, suggests the inherent failure of the United Nations in protecting human rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948. The question...

Harper Lee’s most socially oriented novels of the Civil Rights Era in the USA, to kill a mockingbird, published in 1960 provides an insight of ignorant racial relationships through the lens of the 1930s context. Throughout the novel, several events take place that determines every...

The Civil Justice System was established to resolve disputes arising between two individuals or organizations. The civil courts play an essential role in promoting social order by resolving disputes, they also help in regulating economic activity of the state by guaranteeing the enforcement of contracts,...

John Stuart Mill once said, “A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ” The controversial debate...

Mandatory military service is a procedure utilized by nations to fabricate an enormous and ground-breaking military prepared to be sent in the midst of war or when the need to ensure the power of a country emerges. Various governments in history have employed it, including...

In this essay I will look at different countries around the globe and how they use mandatory military service. The countries I will look at are, South Korea, Israel, Finland and Switzerland. Each country has been chosen due to particular factors and reasons that may...

Mandatory military service is also known as ‘conscription” refers to the people enlistment into the armed forces by force according to a particular nation’s policy (Duindam 1999). This policy has been in placed during the 27th century BCE Egyptian era but later, improved to universal...

There are many conflicting views surrounding the concept of the right to death and whether or not an individual should be able to decide when to end their life. Some can agree that in certain cases under unbearable circumstances, such as terminal illness, having the...

People have different perspectives and walks of life. Sexuality is one issue in life where people differ in perspective and attitudes. It is also a highly controversial issue because quite a significant part of the global population does not appreciate homosexuality. As a result, gay...

‘I don’t think I should have to stand up. ‘ These were the words of a legendary woman who fought for justice for herself, her people, and her country. Rosa Parks was a woman who did not back down. Her famous stand and lifelong work...