Doctrines that limit state power for the protection of persons: due process, the rule of law and the German Rechtsstaat, proportionality, fundamental justice, the law of the land, the ban on bills of attainder, the king's peace and the limits on using the army for policing. A doctrine belongs here when its cited article describes a protection against arbitrary state action. It excludes questions of sovereignty and immunity.
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Bill of attainder (Wikipedia)
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A bill of attainder (also known as an act of attainder, writ of attainder, or bill of pains and penalties) is an act of a legislature declaring a person (or group of people) guilty of some crime, and providing for a punishment, often without a trial.
Due Process (Wikipedia)
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Due process of law is application by the state of all legal rules and principles pertaining to a case so all legal rights that are owed to a person are respected.
Fundamental Justice (Wikipedia)
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In Canadian and New Zealand law, fundamental justice is the fairness underlying the administration of justice and its operation.
Peace (law) (Wikipedia)
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The legal term peace, sometimes king's peace (Latin: pax regis) or queen's peace, is the common-law concept of the maintenance of public order.
Posse comitatus (Wikipedia)
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The posse comitatus (; from Latin for "force of the county" or "ability to have a retinue or gang"), frequently shortened to posse, is in common law a group of people mobilized to suppress lawlessness, defend the people, or otherwise protect the peace, property, and public welfare.
Proportionality (Law) (Wikipedia)
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Proportionality is a general principle in law which covers several separate (although related) concepts: The concept of proportionality is used as a criterion of fairness and justice in statutory interpretation processes, especially in constitutional law, as a logical method intended to assist in discerning the correct balance between the restriction imposed by a corrective measure and the severity of the nature of the prohibited act.
Rechtsstaat (Wikipedia)
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"state of law"; "legal state") is a doctrine in continental European legal thinking, originating in German jurisprudence.
Rule of Law (Wikipedia)
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The rule of law is a political and legal principle that generally entails and ensures that the law is clear, consistent and open; individuals and groups have access to justice (such as fair, independent judiciaries); and that government institutions (such as the executive, legislature and judiciary) are subject to the law.
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