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Discuss On Individual Freedom From The View Of Law

Posted on:2008-04-07Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:R TangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360215968755Subject:Legal theory
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Freedom is a noble word with greatness and mystery, which people look forward to all the time; it is also a wonderful miracle of man's wisdom. In nature, freedom is a state without any restricts of will and behavior, a belief that stay away from restrict. Through giving rights, the law confirms and protects the freedom of the individual, reduces the possibilities which of restrict individual freedom caused by improper purpose or improper means, and spreads the space of individual freedom. However, during the long term of the efforts to pursue and achieve the freedom, we should be aware that love of freedom not only means the desire free from the restriction, but also means the responsibility of respecting the value of others. Real freedom can be achieved only within reasonable limits, by reasonable means.The article is composed of five parts. The first part begins with the concept of freedom analysis, investigates the source of freedom, philosophy meaning of freedom, political meaning of freedom, legal meaning of freedom and the essence of freedom, so as to have a basic knowledge of freedom itself; then, makes a brief introduction of the historical evolution of Freedom, ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, and the 20th century. By recalling the history, we can grasp the different periods of freedom cognitive changes.The second part makes a comparison of the individual freedom, the rights and the state's power by comparative analysis. From the differences the things related to, further understanding of individual freedom can be made, and when the state power is abused. Implementation will be the largest free individual optical.The third part, by discussing the difference between the laws and other social norms, reveals the advantages of laws over other social norms, investigates how the law, as "freedom of the people of the Bible," find its way to protect individual freedom, and through freedom of reasonable restrictions, guarantees that only in this way the general scope of the community individual freedoms can be developed extremely.The final part focuses on individual freedoms by the law of demand, which means the law requires a certain quality in order to promote individual freedoms. Of course, the law makes the theory and practice response to the demand of freedom, which provides a sound theoretical basis, and the rule of law in China provides a good idea and direction of development. Construction for the modern concept of rule of law in China is of great significance as reference.
Keywords/Search Tags:individual freedom, law, right, state power
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