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Legal right protected by a sovereignty's constitution
A constitutional right can be a prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power, recognized and established by a sovereign state or union of states
Constitutional_right
Defunct Finnish political party
The Constitutional Right Party (Finnish: Perustuslaillinen Oikeistopuolue, Swedish: Konstitutionella högerpartiet), from 1973 to 1980 Constitutional People's
Constitutional_Right_Party
Notification given by U.S. police to criminal suspects on their rights while in custody
Sixth Amendment right. Constitutional basis: Miranda is based on the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent
Miranda_warning
Human right
and rarely discussed. Forty-two countries explicitly recognize a constitutional right to resist, as does the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Right_to_resist
Proposition 3, titled Constitutional Right to Marry, was a California ballot proposition that passed by vote in the 2024 general election on November 5
2024_California_Proposition_3
Right of citizens to possess weapons
law. The right to defend own life or life of another person also with arms is guaranteed under conditions set out in the law. — Constitutional amendment
Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms
Form of government
continental constitutional monarchies. German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, in his work Elements of the Philosophy of Right (1820), gave
Constitutional_monarchy
1791 amendment protecting the right to keep and bear arms
natural and constitutional right, of personal liberty. 4. A right to trial by jury in any criminal case. 5. A right to keep and bear arms. 6. A right to life
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Human right to trial without arbitrary or indefinite delay
Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act (2002), aimed to implement this constitutional right. The Act requires that trials for specified offenses be concluded
Speedy_trial
Legal request to have a case reviewed by a higher authority
from judicial review, which refers to the court's overriding constitutional or statutory right to determine whether a legislative act or administrative decision
Appeal
Right to defend against criticism
The right of reply or right of correction generally means the right to defend oneself against public criticism in the same venue where it was published
Right_of_reply
Concept in political philosophy
Anglo-American constitutional thought at the time about the people's collective right to cast off an arbitrary king. "Both natural law and English constitutional doctrine
Right_of_revolution
2022 United States Supreme Court case
unconstitutional and that the ability to bear arms in public was a constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment. The Court ruled that states are
New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen
New_York_State_Rifle_&_Pistol_Ass'n_v._Bruen
recognized as a fundamental Constitutional right. In Paul v. Virginia, 75 U.S. 168 (1869), the court defined freedom of movement as "right of free ingress into
Freedom of movement under United States law
Freedom_of_movement_under_United_States_law
Prison visit for the spouse of an inmate
1991 appeal for conjugal rights. The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitutional right to beget children within marriage was suspended while a spouse was
Conjugal_visit
Overview of gun politics and laws in Mexico
remains a constitutional right to all Mexican citizens and foreign legal residents; given the requirements and conditions to exercise such right are fulfilled
Firearms_regulation_in_Mexico
Moral and legal concept
their right to a dignified death. In February 2020, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the right to personal identity in German constitutional law
Right_to_die
Andhra Pradesh. The Indian Supreme Court has held that adults have a constitutional right to live together without being married, and that police cannot interfere
Recognition of same-sex unions in Andhra Pradesh
Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Andhra_Pradesh
Jury system in the United States
crime punishable by incarceration for more than six months has a constitutional right to a trial by jury, which arises from the Sixth Amendment and Article
Juries_in_the_United_States
1966 U.S. Supreme Court case establishing the use of the Miranda warning
which the Court ruled that law enforcement must warn a person of their constitutional rights before interrogating them when they are in custody, or else the
Miranda_v._Arizona
1975 United States Supreme Court case
Court of the United States held that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to refuse counsel and represent themselves in state criminal proceedings
Faretta_v._California
justify judicially sanctioned constitutional attacks upon final criminal judgments. …Establishing a constitutional due process right under § 1983 to retest evidence
Harvey_v._Horan
Standard of judicial review in US constitutional law
In U.S. constitutional law, when a law infringes upon a fundamental constitutional right, the court may apply the strict scrutiny standard. Strict scrutiny
Strict_scrutiny
Logan. "Originalism from the Soft Southern Strategy to the New Right: The Constitutional Politics of Sam Ervin Jr". Journal of Policy History 33.1 (2021):
Conservatism in the United States
Conservatism_in_the_United_States
2022 U.S. Supreme Court case on abortion
majority held that abortion is neither a constitutional right mentioned in the Constitution nor a fundamental right implied by the concept of ordered liberty
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization
Tamil Nadu. The Indian Supreme Court has held that adults have a constitutional right to live together without being married, and that police cannot interfere
Recognition of same-sex unions in Tamil Nadu
Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Tamil_Nadu
Juridical concept in which someone persecuted by their country may take refuge in another
Preamble of the 1946 Constitution. In addition to the constitutional right to asylum, the modern French right to asylum (droit d'asile) is enshrined on a legal
Right_of_asylum
not replace the constitutional right. Because, however, it purports to "give effect to" it, parties must generally assert the right via the Act. Thus
Access to information in South Africa
Access_to_information_in_South_Africa
American lawyer
Women's Health Organization which overturned the previously held constitutional right to abortion. Prior to that, he clerked for 9th Circuit Judge Diarmuid
Scott_G._Stewart
in Kerala. The Indian Supreme Court has held that adults have a constitutional right to live together without being married, and that police cannot interfere
Recognition of same-sex unions in Kerala
Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Kerala
Legal remedy protecting right to a healthy environment in the Philippines
legal remedy under Philippine law that provides protection of one's constitutional right to a healthy environment, as outlined in Section 16, Article II of
Writ_of_Kalikasan
Canadian lawyer and disability advocate (born 1957)
lawyers in 2010. He is the author of the 1985 book Open Justice: The Constitutional Right to Attend and Speak About Criminal Proceedings. Lepofsky graduated
David_Lepofsky
1894 United States Supreme Court case
in which the Court held that a criminal defendant has no federal constitutional right to an appeal. It held that states can grant appellate review at their
McKane_v._Durston
Human right towards individual health
US seeking to support a constitutional recognition of the right to health. Where constitutions do recognize a justiciable right to health, the responses
Right_to_health
Legal right to have a lawyer
procedural rights throughout the criminal process. The right to counsel is considered a constitutional right in Ethiopia. As per Article 20(5) of the Constitution
Right_to_counsel
Finnish politician and lawyer (1926–2010)
formed a new political party called the Constitutional People's Party, later known as the Constitutional Right Party. He served as its leader from 1974
Georg_C._Ehrnrooth
Political alignment in the right-wing spectrum
Far-right politics are politics further to the right on the political spectrum than the standard political right. Far-right politics encompass a range
Far-right_politics
Human right
the right to adequate food, both nationally and internationally. In a total of 106 countries the right to food is applicable either via constitutional arrangements
Right_to_food
Defendants in a 1969–70 trial
those demands on my constitutional rights. I have a constitutional right to speak, and if you try to suppress my constitutional right to speak out in behalf
Chicago_Seven
patient has a constitutional right to refuse psychiatric medication. It was the first case to establish that such a patient has the right to refuse medication
Rennie_v._Klein
1973 US Supreme Court decision on abortion, overruled 2022
about a constitutional right to abortion. Overall, she spent between 20 and 30 minutes discussing jurisdiction and procedure instead of constitutional issues
Roe_v._Wade
residential zoned parking was challenged in 1977 as violating the constitutional right of equal protection of the laws, because it favored one group of
Residential_zoned_parking
Publication Requirements for Constitutional Amendments Measure (2026)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2025. "Vermont Proposal 3, Right to Collective Bargaining
2026 United States ballot measures
2026_United_States_ballot_measures
Referendum protecting the right to hunt and fish
proposed amendment to the Constitution of Florida to establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish, including by the usage of traditional methods.
2024_Florida_Amendment_2
with Uzbekistan in 1992 under an agreement that allowed for the constitutional right of secession. However, recent amendments proposed by Uzbekistan's
Constitution of Karakalpakstan
Constitution_of_Karakalpakstan
in Odisha. The Indian Supreme Court has held that adults have a constitutional right to live together without being married, and that police cannot interfere
Recognition of same-sex unions in Odisha
Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Odisha
Successful referendum on enshrining reproductive rights in the state constitution
Proposition 1, titled Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom and initially known as Senate Constitutional Amendment 10 (SCA 10), was a California
2022_California_Proposition_1
1821 proclamation of Mexican independence from Spain
others. For example, it established a new army, but it preserved the constitutional right of all males to vote regardless of place of birth, ethnic origin
Plan_of_Iguala
Highest authority in Albania's legal system
a constitutional right or constitutional rights of an Albanian citizen or citizens. In the first two decades of its operation, the Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court of Albania
Constitutional_Court_of_Albania
Fundamental right in the United States Constitution
other right in the Constitution. No right is absolute; the government is always allowed to restrict the right if it can satisfy Constitutional strict
Right to keep and bear arms in the United States
Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms_in_the_United_States
1857 U.S. Supreme Court case on the citizenship of African-Americans
territorial crisis resulting from the Louisiana Purchase by creating a constitutional right to own slaves anywhere in the country, while permanently disenfranchising
Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
1965 U.S. Supreme Court case on contraception
nowhere in this case by talk about a constitutional 'right of privacy' as an emanation from one or more constitutional provisions. I like my privacy as well
Griswold_v._Connecticut
Prohibits the U.S. Congress from establishing an official religion
Constitution, together with that Amendment's Free Exercise Clause, form the constitutional right of freedom of religion. The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise
Establishment_Clause
Constitutional right in El Salvador
people the "right to insurrection" ("derecho a la insurrección")—the right to overthrow members of their government—to restore constitutional order in the
Right to insurrection (El Salvador)
Right_to_insurrection_(El_Salvador)
the nation Separation of powers Representative government Federalism Constitutional remedy Supremacy of the State over the Church The Constitution is divided
Constitution_of_Mexico
1976 United States Supreme Court case
Care in U.S. Correctional Facilities — A Limited and Threatened Constitutional Right, The New England Journal of Medicine, 388 N.E.J. Med. 847, (Mar.
Estelle_v._Gamble
Primarily American social movement
citizen journalism that tests constitutional rights—in particular the right to photograph and video record in public, a right normally covered by the First
First_Amendment_audit
Legal tradition restraining actions threatening individual privacy
in the article "The Right to Privacy." In that dissent, he urged that personal privacy matters were more relevant to constitutional law, going so far as
Right_to_privacy
Referendum on abortion and related matters
a protected constitutional right, the Virginia General Assembly moved to amend Virginia's constitution to provide its citizens the right to reproductive
2026_Virginia_Question_1
2021 census. Freedom of religion is a constitutional right, and the country's laws and society uphold this right without any significant breaches. According
Religion_in_Nauru
2014 United States Supreme Court case
light most favorable to the nonmoving party, including whether a constitutional right was clearly established. Police sergeant Jeffrey Cotton fired three
Tolan_v._Cotton
2026 referendum
Vermont Proposal 3, officially the Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment, is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that will appear on the
2026_Vermont_Proposal_3
Status of the right to vote in Singapore
a free country. In 1966 a Constitutional Commission chaired by Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin advocated entrenching the right to vote within the Constitution
Voting_rights_in_Singapore
2008 United States Supreme Court case
ruled the constitutional provision doesn't guarantee a right to carry a concealed firearm ... Kirkland, Michael (December 16, 2012). "Scalia: Right to bear
District of Columbia v. Heller
District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
Legal power of a government to take private property for public use
no right to move the court under Article 32. Thus, the right to property is no longer a fundamental right, though it is still a constitutional right. If
Eminent_domain
1871 Act of the United States Congress
to deploy federal troops to counter the Klan and to suspend the constitutional right of habeas corpus to make arrests without charge. The act was passed
Ku_Klux_Klan_Act
Abrogation in UK public law
a law, legal right, or constitutional value. The term is also used in administrative litigation to describe the proposing away of a right, power or value
Abrogation_in_public_law
National constitutional ruling body of Chile
The Constitutional Court of Chile (Spanish: Tribunal Constitucional de Chile, abbreviated TC) is Chile's constitutional tribunal. It is an autonomous
Constitutional_Court_of_Chile
US law
performed so ineffectively that it deprived the defendant of the constitutional right guaranteed by the Assistance of Counsel Clause of the Sixth Amendment
Ineffective assistance of counsel
Ineffective_assistance_of_counsel
Guatemalan law allows firearm possession on shall-issue basis as a constitutional right. With approximately 12 civilian firearms per 100 people, Guatemala
Gun_law_in_Guatemala
Decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia
which functions as a union under the private law and under the constitutional right to free association to defend their common interests. Conforming
Municipalities_of_Colombia
Decision of the European Court of Justice
Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which limited the constitutional right to Irish citizenship of individuals born on the island of Ireland
Chen_v_Home_Secretary
Court action challenging unlawful detention
the Second Amendment. Prior to the amendment, a prisoner had the constitutional right to apply to any High Court judge for an enquiry into her detention
Habeas_corpus
unlawful in Goa. The Indian Supreme Court has held that adults have a constitutional right to live together without being married, and that police cannot interfere
Recognition of same-sex unions in Goa
Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Goa
Right in the First Amendment
of these rules in 1844 on the basis that it was contrary to the Constitutional right (in the First Amendment) to "petition the government for the redress
Right to petition in the United States
Right_to_petition_in_the_United_States
1977 United States Supreme Court case
interference with a constitutional right and a state's decision not to fund that right, shaping the non-entitlement funding doctrine in constitutional law. Following
Maher_v._Roe
South African legal case
affirming the link between common-law personality rights and the constitutional right to dignity, and for upholding the reasonableness defence against
Khumalo_v_Holomisa
South African freedom of information law
2000) is a freedom of information law in South Africa. It gives the constitutional right of access to any information held by the State and any information
Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000
Promotion_of_Access_to_Information_Act,_2000
1977 United States Supreme Court case
United States Supreme Court case in which the Court tested the basic constitutional right of prison inmates' access to legal documents prior to court. Prison
Bounds_v._Smith
Languages designated official status by the Constitution of India
redress of a grievance to a government officer or authority has a constitutional right to submit it in any language used in India. 12 out of the 22 scheduled
Languages with official recognition in India
Languages_with_official_recognition_in_India
American celebration
Bainbridge Colby signed the proclamation granting American women the constitutional right to vote. In 1971, following the 1970 nationwide Women's Strike for
Women's_Equality_Day
Canadian legal advocacy organization
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) is a Canadian legal advocacy organization specializing in a libertarian, socially conservative approach
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
Justice_Centre_for_Constitutional_Freedoms
Political ideologies favouring social orders
Right-wing politics, or rightism, is the range of political ideologies that view certain social stratifications and orders as inevitable, natural, normal
Right-wing_politics
Legal interpretation and application of the Constitution
South African constitutional law is the area of South African law relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of the Republic of
South African constitutional law
South_African_constitutional_law
Issue in U.S. Constitutional law
There is ongoing legal debate about the constitutionality of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in the United States. At issue are interpretations
Constitutionality of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
Constitutionality_of_the_National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
Unconstitutional American political concept
its birth. Some have argued for secession as a constitutional right and others as from a natural right of revolution. In Texas v. White (1869), the Supreme
Secession in the United States
Secession_in_the_United_States
Missouri Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative
2024 Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3, also known as the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, was a constitutional amendment that appeared on the
2024_Missouri_Amendment_3
Children's rights in India
Forum for Right to Education (AIF-RTE) have criticised this model, arguing that it reflects the state's withdrawal from its constitutional responsibility
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Right_of_Children_to_Free_and_Compulsory_Education_Act,_2009
US legal rule preventing tainted evidence from being used in a court of law
protect a constitutional right. The exclusionary rule may also, in some circumstances at least, be considered to follow directly from the constitutional language
Exclusionary_rule
Legal rule which overprotects a constitutional right
protects a constitutional right, by providing consequences for violations of that right, in order to safeguard that constitutional right or improve detection
Prophylactic_rule
Act of exposing oneself to an accusation of crime
the right to remain silent while in police custody so as not to reveal any incriminating information. In order to invoke this constitutional right to remain
Self-incrimination
South African legal case
Kate O'Regan, the court held that the constitutional right to dignity contained implicit protections for the right to family life and the institution of
Dawood v Minister of Home Affairs
Dawood_v_Minister_of_Home_Affairs
Environmental organization
initiative from being characterized as a rights of nature amendment. The constitutional right to clean waters granted by the FRTCW amendment will be to the citizens
Florida_Right_to_Clean_Water
2011 United States Supreme Court case
background checks of contract employees did not violate any constitutional privacy right. In 2004, President George W. Bush, on the recommendation of
NASA_v._Nelson
Topics referred to by the same term
landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion that was overturned in 2022. Roe v. Wade may also
Roe_v._Wade_(disambiguation)
regulations may be regulated by regional statutes. Despite that the constitutional right to hold a popular referendum has existed since adoption of the Constitution
Referendums_in_Italy
Amendment to the Colorado Constitution
Colorado Amendment 79 was a constitutional amendment that appeared on the November 5, 2024, ballot. The amendment established a right to Abortion in Colorado
2024_Colorado_Amendment_79
Amendment on birthright citizenship
no. 15 of 2004) amended the Constitution of Ireland to limit the constitutional right to Irish citizenship of individuals born on the island of Ireland
Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Twenty-seventh_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
Cassation or Council of State) to ask the Constitutional Council to repeal this provision, if it is contrary to a right or freedom that Constitution guarantees
Constitutional amendments under the French Fifth Republic
Constitutional_amendments_under_the_French_Fifth_Republic
Type granted by legislation
from constitutional citizenship. The United States Supreme Court in Rogers v. Bellei (1971) held that statutory citizens do not have a constitutional right
Statutory_citizenship
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