The rules of a country should be compatible with all instances of international law (Geneva convention, United Nations Declaration of Human Rights). The laws of a country then should be created by its government officials and voted upon by its citizens.
This democratic system establishes a positive relationship between a government and its citizens and results in trust between a citizen and a senator. An autocratic system fails to appease the people and easily results in a revolt.
That being said, there is a set of fundamental rules that all countries should live by, with respect to individual rights and freedoms:
-Right to life
-Freedom of Religion
-Freedom of Speech
-Freedom of Movement
-Equal opportunity
-Absence of discrimination (racism, sexism, ageism, etc.)
-Right to vote
-Freedoms can be exercised until it breaches another right
-Right to feel safe
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