Rights, Social Justice, and Diversity

Rights, Social Justice, and Diversity

Abstract

The citizenship rights in UK imply equal rights to all citizens irrespective of their, class, gender, ethnicity or religion, and ensures the providence of equal social, cultural and political rights to all. However, though there have been tremendous improvements in the provision of these laws, but we can say that the minorities, women and in UK, still do not have equal citizenship rights to a certain extent.

Table of Contents

Introduction2

Discussion2

How far it could be considered that people have equal citizenship rights in UK2

How far can we say if minorities in UK have equal citizenship rights?3

How far can we say if women in UK have equal citizenship rights?4

Paid Work and Education Rights4

Employment rights5

Women and other citizenship rights5

Sexual rights5

Social citizenship rights6

How far can we say if disable people have equal citizenship rights?6

Conclusion7

References8

How far it could be considered that people have equal citizenship rights in UK

Introduction

Citizenship is a legal concept that grants a citizen (a state -recognized member of the state) specific rights, legal status and in return, bestows some duties on the citizen. According to Donald, 1996, it is imperative to understand that citizen is not a type of person, but it is a position that exists in the form of set of formal relationships, determined by democratic sovereignty (www.historylearningsite.co.uk/). The question that how far can one say that people have equal citizenship right encompasses various aspects of life including the ethnic, religious and disabled minorities, children and women (Clayton, et al, 1996, pp 56-62). Citizenship has an innate of providing equal citizenship rights including social, civil political and cultural rights to all, irrespective of gender, race or religion. We can say that although, to a certain extent, there has been a vast progression but still, people are striving to get equal citizenship rights in UK.

Discussion

How far it could be considered that people have equal citizenship rights in UK

In order to determine if people have equal citizenship rights in UK, it is important to understand the fundamental rights of UK citizens, and how law progressed over time to grant these rights. People in the UK enjoy certain rights as the majority of citizens of Britain. These rights include the right of free education, right to vote and freedom of speech, under the jurisdictions of law. The imbalance between rights, duties and liberties in Britain, occur from time to time. For example, duties during the Second World War (1939-1945), and during the cold war in 1950s, when Britishers were expected to serve in military, and the government decided the occupation of people. Therefore, it becomes difficult to say that people have equal citizenship rights at any given moment of time.

A UK citizen has the fundamental rights of freedom of expression, association, movement, conscience in political and religion spheres, right to free trial, to own property, not to be exposed to surveillance without legal procedures, not to be tortured by state agents, social rights (such as to divorce, marry, carry out abortions ...