Lessons 7 · 1 lessons · G. M. Tansikbayeva, V. A. Kostetskiy. Konstitutsiyaviy huquq asoslari (Basics of constitutional law), Grade 9, general editor A. X. Saidov, revised and expanded 8th edition. “Sharq” publishing house, Tashkent, 2019
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Practical lesson. Personal rights and freedoms of the person and the citizen
Textbook: pp. 39–47
GoalDescribe personal rights and freedoms – life, personal inviolability, inviolability of the home, movement, freedom of thought and conscience – and apply them to situations.
New words
personal inviolability · shaxsiy daxlsizlikpresumption of innocence · aybsizlik prezumpsiyasiinviolability of the home · uy-joy daxlsizligifreedom of conscience · vijdon erkinligi
Explanation
The right to life is an innate right of every person; in Uzbekistan the death penalty has been abolished since 1 January 2008. The right to personal inviolability: nobody may be detained or imprisoned unlawfully, and torture and degrading treatment are forbidden; a detained person has the right to a defence lawyer’s help and to apply to a court. Under the presumption of innocence a person is considered innocent until guilt is established by a court verdict that has entered into legal force. The home is inviolable: nobody may enter a person’s home without grounds and a procedure set by law; private life, correspondence and telephone conversations are kept secret. Everyone has the right to move freely within the country and to choose a place of residence. Freedom of thought, speech and belief and freedom of conscience mean the right to hold any religion or none; forcing religious belief on someone is forbidden.
Worked examples
If a police officer wants to enter someone’s home at night without permission, there must be a ground and procedure set by law; otherwise the inviolability of the home is violated.
Reading a classmate’s letter without telling them violates the secrecy of correspondence; both adults and children must respect this right.
Class activity
“Situation – right”: the teacher reads situations (a letter was read; someone was detained without grounds; someone was forced into a religion; someone was prevented from choosing a residence). Pairs write which right was violated.
Practice
1
What is the presumption of innocence?
A person is considered innocent until guilt is established by a court verdict that has entered into legal force.
2
What does inviolability of the home mean?
Nobody may enter a person’s home without a ground and a procedure set by law.
3
Which right is violated here: parents forced a child to accept their religion by pressure?
The right to freedom of conscience and religious belief.
4
Why is secrecy of correspondence an important part of protecting private life?
Because people must be able to express thoughts and secrets confident that others do not know them; otherwise free thought is restricted.