Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of The Individual
Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of The Individual
A right is defined as a power or claim proposed by an individual against other, recognized and
upheld by the state. It is a privilege which the citizens enjoy under the protection of state. These
are enforced by the state to see that citizens are free to exercise their rights, which are
incorporated in constitution. These set of rights are termed as fundamental rights. . These
fundamental and human rights are borrowed from international human rights instruments such as
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, the European Convention of Human Rights
1950, the African Charter just to name a few.