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'''Individual rights''' is a [[law|legal]] term referring to what one is allowed to do and what can be done to an individual. [[Police state]]s are generally considered to be [[oppression|oppressive]] because they offer their citizens few individual rights. Individual rights are commonly seen as being [[Inverse_(logic)|inversely]] related to [[social control]]. People who argue that individual rights are more important than social control are called, "'''individual rights advocates'''".
 
In the [[United States]], the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] outlines individual rights within the [[Bill of Rights]].
 
See also: [[criminal justice]]
See also: [[criminal justice]]