12. 'Absolute' and 'qualified' rights, and competing rights.

12. 'Absolute' and 'qualified' rights, and competing rights.

Rights and Freedoms (Volume 88A (2018)) | Commentary

An absolute right is one that admits of no exceptions and cannot be derogated from, even in a time of emergency: in other words, it is inviolable1. The guarantee to freedom from torture or inhuman and degrading treatment2