The handbook lists the freedoms that residents in the UK enjoy: freedom of belief and religion, freedom of speech, freedom from unfair discrimination, freedom from arbitrary arrest, the right to a fair trial, the right to join or form a political party, and the right to vote in a free election. They are presented not as ideals but as practical guarantees.
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These freedoms are protected by a mix of common law (built up by judges over centuries), statute (notably the Human Rights Act 1998), and international treaty (the European Convention on Human Rights). The Human Rights Act lets people enforce most Convention rights in UK courts.
The exam may ask which of the listed freedoms is or is not protected, or to identify behaviour that goes beyond what these freedoms allow — for example incitement to violence, which is a crime even though speech is otherwise free.
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