Part 2 The UK Framework for Protecting Rights Introduction The Three Pillars of Liberty The system

These arrangements differ from those found in most other countries, where the rights of individual citizens are usually set out in broad terms in a Bill of Rights or other constitutional document. The United Kingdom has no Bill of Rights of this kind. The 1688 Bill of Rights and the Claim of Right of 1689 (its Scottish equivalent) contain some important clauses designed to safeguard personal liberty. But they are essentially declarations about the relationship between Parliament and the Crown.