Right to Freedom

Right to Freedom

In relation to the right to freedom and constitutional law, Fernando Simón Yarza[1] made the following observation: Understood as a political principle, the right to freedom constitutes one of the pillars of the constitutional state, not to say its cornerstone. Certainly all the institutions of constitutionalism are conceived as political devices to limit power and preserve the freedom of the individual, that is, the development of all his/her vital capacities against arbitrary interferences coming from the public authorities. In a purely legal sense, however, the explicit recognition of a general right to freedom does not constitute a general trend of comparative (…)

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Notes and References

1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Fernando Simón Yarza, “Right to Freedom” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

See Also

• Bill of rights
• Civil Rights
• Political Rights
• Individual rights
• Limitations on rights
• Fundamental rights