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13. Marshall sees citizenship as involving three kinds of rights: civil, political and social.
Civil rights protect the individual’s life, liberty and property. Political rights enable the
individual to participate in the process of governance. Social rights give the individual
access to education and employment.
14. Moral duties include duties towards self, family, society, neighbours, humanity, etc.
15. The concept of equal citizenship would mean that providing equal rights and
protection to all citizens should be one of the guiding principles of government policies.
16. Legal duties include obedience of law, payment of taxes, to participate in military
services if required as well as to cooperate with government employees.
17. The concept of national citizenship assumes that our state can provide us with the
protection and rights which we need to live with dignity in the world today.
18. On 10th of December 1948, the General Assembly of the UN adopted and
proclaimed the universal declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of
achievement for all peoples and all nations.
