Freedom of Thought

Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Freedom of Thought in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term freedom of thought into Spanish: libertad de pensamiento (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Work
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• freedom of thought, conscience, and religion in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• freedom of thought, conscience, and religion in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Freedom of Thought, Conscience, And Religion

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Freedom of Thought, Conscience, And Religion : A right set out in Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights and now part of UK law as a consequence of the *Human Rights Act 1998. While freedom of thought itself is an *absolute right, and as such not subject to public-interest limitations, the right to manifest one’s beliefs or religion is a *qualified right; therefore the public interest can be used to justify an interference providing that this is prescribed by law, designed for a legitimate purpose, and proportionate.

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• Civil Liberty
• Civil Right
• Legal Right
• Citizen Freedom
• Political Liberty
• Constitutional Right
• Political Right
• Freedom of Speech