Equality before the law
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Equality before the law, also known as: equality under the law, equality in the eyes of the law, or legal equality, is the principle that each independent human being must be treated equally by the law (principle of isonomy) and that all people are subject to the same laws of justice (due process).
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See also
- All men are created equal
- Anti-discrimination law
- Civil and political rights
- Equal justice under law
- Equality of opportunity
- Global justice
- Isonomia
- Meritocracy
- Prerogative – the inverse of equality before the law
- Right to equal protection
- Rule according to higher law
- Rule of law
- Social equality
- List of civil rights leaders
- List of suffragists and suffragettes
- List of women's rights activists
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