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Explain five means of safeguarding rights of citizens?

Explain five means of safeguarding rights of citizens?
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    Explanation:
    (i) Obedience of Law: The law of the land should be obeyed
    (ii) Educating the citizens: Citizens should be educated on their rights.
    (iii) Punishing the rights violators: The violators of the rights of citizens should be punished severely by the court of law
    (iv) Separation of powers: There should be adherence to the theory of separation of powers among the organs of government.
    (v) Sufficient remuneration of judges: There should be sufficient salaries and remunerations of judges, and these should be from the consolidated funds.
    (vi) Immunity of judiciary: There should be immunity of the judiciary so that they can safeguard the rights of citizens.
    (vii) Promotion of judges: Judges should be promoted when due, and the promotion should not be from the executive arm of government.
    (viii) Independence of the judiciary: Judges must be totally free from every control and interference of the other arms of government.

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