Liberty is defined as freedom from restraint or control. There are several types of liberty including natural liberty (freedom before organized political life), national liberty (independence of a state), civil liberty (freedom of individual action and thought), political liberty (participation in government), and economic liberty (right to earn a livelihood). Civil rights include physical rights, freedom of mind, practical activity, right to life, education, association, and other facilities. Economic rights encompass the right to work, adopt a profession, protection from exploitation, and unemployment insurance. The right to property is also considered a basic human right.

1. Liberty
Presented by: Hina Gul

2. Definition
• The root of the word liberty is Latin word “liber”
which means free.
According to H.J.Laski
The absence of restraints on those social
conditions that are indispensable for the betterment
and welfare of individual in modern age.

3. Conti….
• In every organized society there exist certain rules
and regulation that secure rights and impose certain
limitation and checks in order to secure liberty of
all.

4. Two Aspect of liberty
• Negative aspect
• Positive aspect

5. Kinds Of Liberty
• Natural liberty
• National liberty
• Civil liberty
• Political liberty
• Economic liberty

6. Natural liberty
• The concept of natural liberty points out the period before the
organized political life and implies the absence of all legal
restraints on human freedom of action.
• Locke believed in the supremacy of natural law that secures
natural right such as life, liberty, and property while state
comes into existence for the protection of natural rights. Locke
gives priority to these right as these are, in his opinion, prior to
state its law.

7. National liberty
• National liberty relates to the independence of state
from external control and it has been closely
associated with nationalism.

8. Civil liberty
• According to Laski civil liberty consists in the
liberty of an individual in action and thought in
those areas of life where the result of one’s efforts
are mainly personal in nature.

9. Political liberty
• Participation of citizens in political life
• Government is elected by the people
• People are indirectly participate in political
decision-making
• Right to vote
• Right to criticize government policies

10. Economic liberty
• Part of civil liberty
• Right of individual regarding the earning of their livelihood
• Economic right:
• Right to work and choice of professional

11. Civil Right
• Civil right is right of citizens to political and social
freedom and equality. These are:
• Physical right
• Freedom of activity of mind
• Practical activity

12. Conti….
• Civil right also include:
• Right to life
• Right to education
• Right to association
• Right to other facilities

13. Economic Right
• Right to work
 Every citizen should have the right to work and adopt the
profession of his choice. State is under obligation to provide
equal opportunities to all .
 Modern welfare state have introduce a network of labor laws so
as to protect the interests of the working classes from the
exploitation of the capitalists.
 Some state provide maximum facilities such as unemployment
insurance

14. Right to property
Right to own property is regarded as a basic human
right . Right to property include ownership to one's
belongings, movable and immovable both.
Private property is, in fact essential for the
development f one’s moral personality.
State should be the protector of this right and not
to invader.