Protecting The Rights, Freedoms And Principles That Guarantee Them In The Jordanian Constitution And Its Amendments
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Respecting the rights and freedoms of citizens is an indicator of the democratic system of government. It illustrates the extent of the state’s concern for the dignity of its citizens, and its keenness to safeguard their rights and freedoms from any aggression against it by the public authorities. This leads to enhancing the citizen's belonging to his homeland and unleashing his energies to achieve the desired progress. The constitutional protection of rights and freedoms is one of the most effective means of protection, due to the importance the constitution enjoys in the legal state. All ruling authorities must respect its provisions as they derive their legitimacy and competencies from it. Based on the democratic approach adopted by Jordan, the Jordanian constitutional legislator has been keen to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens by explicitly stipulating in the Jordanian constitution of 1952 and its amendments on a number of rights and freedoms enjoyed by citizens, which the public authorities must respect, and not violate or diminish them. Including, and even enabling citizens to enjoy and practice them. Which represents a direct protection of those rights and freedoms, as he was keen to adopt a number of constitutional principles on which the legal state is based and adopted by democratic systems, such as the principle of the nation’s sovereignty and the separation of powers, and the supremacy of the constitution, which creates, through their interaction and integration, a suitable environment for protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens and ensuring their exercise And not to assault her.
This research comes to shed light on constitutionally protected rights and freedoms in accordance with the provisions of the Jordanian Constitution of 1952 and its amendments, and the extent of the effectiveness of the constitutional principles guaranteeing them in protecting them and ensuring their practice.