Civil Liberties and Legal Barriers

HUMAN RIGHT ABUSES

some authoritarian states = restrictions on power for SC agencies

force citizens to behave as state wishes them to

critics of gov. not free to express opinions

risk being locked up indefinitely

What are civil liberties?

basic rights / freedoms guaranteed to every individual by law

7 CIVIL LIBERTIES

• freedom of speech

• freedom of assembly / associating with others

• freedom of movement

• freedom of arbitrary arrest

• freedom from detention without trial

• freedom of religion / conscience

• right to privacy

FACIAL RECOGNITION

form of technology

matches person’s face from pic to database

police facial recognition = measures unique facial features

taken from criminal records, CCTV, social media

taken without knowledge / consent from public

police can hold for 24hrs, no charge

serious crime = 36 - 98 hrs

DUE PROCESS MODEL

goal = protect accused from oppression by state

presumption of innocence

less faith in police (defendant’s rights safeguarded)

rules / procedures = necessary obstacle course

guilty sometimes go free

emphasises rights of accused individual