Individual Liberty

In this course you will learn about individual liberty, with a particular focus on the Human Rights Act 1998 and how it protects a wide range of freedoms for everyone in the UK.

Introduction 

Individual liberty is the right to believe, act and express yourself freely as long as you do so within the law. It means that for anything not governed by law, you can make your own choices about life.

For example, you cannot choose to steal from a shop or attack someone in the street, as these acts would be illegal. However, you can choose what to wear each day, which music you like to listen to, which shops you want to shop at and which foods you want to eat.

Individual liberty is about protecting everyone’s basic human rights so that they can enjoy their lives in the ways that they wish to. It is all about having free choice.

You will learn

1. Understand what individual liberty is
2. Explain what the Human Rights Act 1998 is
3. Give examples of the freedoms that individual liberty protects