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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Restrictive legislation

Restrictive legislation

  • Restrictive laws
  • Restrictive legal structures

Claim

The legitimate right of the individual must be consistent with the safety and welfare of the general population. No individual has an inalienable right to behave in a manner destructive to others. For this reason, laws are established.

Broader

Inadequate laws
Presentable
Excessive government control
Presentable
Restrictions on freedom
Unpresentable

Narrower

Vagrancy
Excellent
Criminalization of euthanasia
Excellent
Over-regulation
Presentable
Criminalization of prostitution
Presentable
Criminalization of sexual relations out of wedlock
Unpresentable
Restrictive regulation of nuclear power
Yet to rate
Criminalization of drug use
Yet to rate
Criminalization of abortion
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Restrictive social policies
Excellent
Lack of channels for obtaining available local funding
Presentable
Inequality before the law
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Social costs of substance abuse
Presentable
Proliferation of legislation
Unpresentable
Limited local respect for regional and global legislation
Yet to rate

Reduces

Social discrimination
Unpresentable

Related

Restrictive practices
Excellent

Strategy

Restricting legislation
Yet to rate

Value

Restriction
Yet to rate
Nonrestrictive
Yet to rate
Illegality
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Law » Law
  • Law » Legality
  • Societal problems » Restrictions
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D9012
    DOCID
    11490120
    D7NID
    137604
    Last update
    May 19, 2022