What rights does an individual have?

Answer 1

This question is more a question of opinion, but my answer is that it is quite effective on protecting our individual rights and freedoms. If you are having a problem with someone discriminating you, then you can take it to court and chose what you want to do (sue, charge,etc) Take this for example, a deaf couple walked it a hospital and the wife of the couple was about to go into labour and they couldn't speak and there were out of interpreters. The hospital took her baby and she had no clue what was going on and afterwards they took this to court as discrimination against the deaf. put that into consideration when you make you opinion.

The effectiveness varies with your position in the social strata. "Second class" citizens (poor, homeless, mentally impaired, aboriginals, youth, sex trade workers) often find that their rights are, by and large, ignored. In a similar fashion, Canadians outside of Canada, or those accused of crimes in foreign countries (e.g. Omar Khadr, now 21 and still at Guantanamo after 5 years) are often denied Charter Rights and the support of the government.

Answer 2

In the US our individual rights are protected by law under the U.S. Bill of Rights and the Constitution. In a more specific example, our rights are also protected by policemen and the judicial system. A man who infringes on our rights as citizens is taken in, tried in court, and when found guilty, punished so as to keep him from assaulting someone elses right to life, liberty and property

Answer 3

Freedom of speech, property, (please configure these answer)

Answer 4

The rights of all people are protected by the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. These laws are upheld and used within the court system.