Ways Of Safeguarding Citizen’s Right

1. An independent and impartial judiciary which a citizen can run to for protection whenever his rights are intrigued upon.

• If freedom of the press is guaranteed, the press will fearlessly protect and safeguard the right of a citizen.

• Lack of ethnic prejudice will ensure a citizen’s right to freedom from discrimination on the ground of race.

• An atmosphere of peace and order in a country is a necessary condition for the protection of a citizen’s rights

• Good economic systems ensure a citizen’s rights to education, work and commensurate compensation etc.

LIMITATIONS TO RIGHTS OF A CITIZEN

• A citizen may be denied his right to life if he his condemned to death as a result of murder, armed robbery etc.

• A citizen may be denied some his rights if he is detained by law.

• The laws of slander, libel and sedition limit the right of a citizen to freedom of expression.

• Declaration of dusk to dawn curfew in times of emergency is another condition that may limit the right of a citizen especially freedom of movement.

• The police for the interest of peace and order can ban public assembly, procession and demonstration which will deny a citizen his rights of Assembly and Association.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN  A CITIZEN AND NON-CITIZEN.

• A citizen is a legal member of a country while a non-citizen is not.

• While a citizen owns allegiance to the country; a non-citizen does not enjoy.

• A citizen enjoys full civil and political rights which a non-citizen does not enjoy.

• A citizen enjoys legal protection more than a non-citizen.

• A citizen has the right to contest election for a political office while a non-citizen has no such right.

EVALUATION:

• What are the differences between a citizen and non- citizen.
• What are the ways of safeguarding citizen’s right.