liberty
Let an agent handle liberty as a political concept and as legally protected freedoms, with sources, limits and debates presented fairly.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle liberty as a political concept and as legally protected freedoms, with sources, limits and debates presented fairly.
The state of being free from arbitrary restraint by others or the state, and the rights and freedoms that protect it, such as civil liberties, freedom of assembly and association.
What it is for: Liberty underpins democratic life and human rights.
It can be exercise freedoms; protect them, through courts and institutions; limit them, only as law and proportionality allow; debate their scope.
Distinguishing features
Freedom from arbitrary restraint
Protected as rights in law
Limited by law for legitimate aims
Positive and negative liberty are debated concepts
What it looks like
Not a thing to see; expressed in constitutions, charters and practices.
How it is recognised
Rights in constitutions and human rights treaties
Court judgments on freedoms
Specific freedoms such as assembly or association
Related models
is protected by - rights
is studied by - field
is limited by - restrictions
is confused with - unrestricted conduct
In practice
Families and kinds
civil liberties
freedom of expression, assembly and association
freedom of religion and from religion
economic freedoms such as freedom of trade
personal and sexual freedom
Standards and regulation
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ICCPR
European Convention on Human Rights
National constitutions
Failure modes and hazards
Partisan framing
Ignoring lawful limits
Ignoring rights of others
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.liberty
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What liberty means.
Concepts differ.
Definition
Negative and positive.
Definition
Conception of liberty.
- Which conception of liberty is used? definition
- Which thinkers are associated with it? provenance
Freedoms
Specific rights.
Freedoms
Specific freedoms.
- Which specific freedom is at issue? definition
- Which instrument protects it? provenance
Law Protection and limits.
Law defines and limits freedoms.
Protection
Rights instruments.
Protection
Legal protection.
- Which law protects this freedom here? provenance
- Which court enforces it? provenance
Limits
Lawful restrictions.
Limits
Restrictions.
- What restrictions are lawful, and on what grounds? boundary
- Is the restriction proportionate? boundary
Practice Exercising freedoms.
People need practical information.
Exercise
How to exercise.
Exercise
Practical exercise.
- What does someone need to know to exercise this freedom lawfully? action
- Are notifications required, such as for assemblies? boundary
Redress
When rights are violated.
Redress
Redress routes.
- How can a violation be challenged? action
- Which organisations can help? action
Debate Contested questions.
Liberty is debated.
Conflicts
Competing rights.
Conflicts
Competing claims.
- Which rights conflict here? boundary
- How do courts balance them? provenance
Neutrality
Balanced description.
Neutrality
Balance.
- Is the description balanced? boundary
- Are views attributed? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should specific freedoms be separate entries?
- How should competing freedoms be represented?
- The registry parent aptitude seems wrong; should the classification be corrected?