Civil and political rights

In international law, civil and political rights are those rights a person has over their own autonomy (civil) and their right to have a part in their government (political).[1] Civil and political rights are guaranteed to every person by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).[2]

  1. Zoran Milovanovich. "Civil and Political Rights". The Lincoln University. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. Berta E. Hernandez-Truyol, 'Civil and Political Rights – An Introduction', University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Vol. 28-1 (January 1, 1997), p. 235

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