Key Concepts in Law and Rights

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Due process

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A legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person. It balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual from it.

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Justice

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The principle of fairness and the ideal of moral equity.

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Power

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The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way, often used in the context of authority or control over others.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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A fundamental document of the French Revolution, outlining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal.

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6th Amendment

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An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that provides the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, representation by an attorney for an accused person, and the right to confront witnesses.

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Oppression

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Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.