What is Equality before the law?
[[File:File-Gov_Davey's_proclamation-edit1.jpg|thumb|Proclamation by [[Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet|Sir George Arthur]] to native peole from [[Tasmania]]. Arthur wanted to show the equality of white and black before the law]] '''Equality before the law''', also known as '''equality under the law''', '''equality in the eyes of the law''', '''legal equality''', or '''legal egalitarianism''', is the principle that all people must be equally protected by the law.<ref name=un>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/|title=Universal Declaration of Human Rights|website=www.un.org|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115225101/https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The principle requires a systematic [[rule of law]] that observes [[due process]] to provide [[Equal justice under law|equal justice]], and requires [[equal protection]] ensuring that no individual nor group of individuals be privileged over others by the law. == References == <references/> == Related pages == *[[Social equality]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Political philosophy]]