The phrase "all persons are equal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about equality, human rights, or social justice.
Example: "The declaration states that all persons are equal, regardless of their background or beliefs."
Alternatives: "everyone is equal" or "all individuals are equal".
They argued that the law contravened two articles in Singapore's constitution: Article 9, which guarantees that "no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty save in accordance with the law", and Article 12, the first section of which states, "All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law .The result was not entirely surprising.
Since knowing that all persons are equal in certain basic respects is a simple matter, defenders of this view do not want to absolve from responsibility those who disrespect others' humanity.
These accounts arguably ground responsiblity in features that are independent of cultural influence, by employing the notion of humanity, the view that all persons are equal in some fundamental sense that transcends gender and race.
Article 32 of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of Poland states that "All persons are equal before the law.
On February 8 , 1864 Sumner submitted a constitutional amendment stating: All persons are equal before the law, so that no person can hold another as a slave; and the Congress shall have power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry this declaration into effect everywhere in the United States.
Countries are to recognize that all persons are equal before the law, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability and guarantee equal legal protection (Article 5).
The discussion in the Netherlands has focused primarily on equality (all persons being equal); however, the realisation that this may limit healthcare equity for some has only surfaced in recent years.
Plessy held that requiring separate railroad cars for black passengers and white passengers did not violate the Constitution, since although the Fourteenth Amendment says that all persons are entitled to the "equal protection of the laws," separating people does not mean that they are being treated unequally.
The sordid history of race in America "demands that we continue to learn, to listen, and to remain open to new approaches if we are to aspire always to a constitutional order in which all persons are treated with fairness and equal dignity," Justice Kennedy wrote.
The first is that democracy is intrinsically valuable from the standpoint of a very basic principle of morality, namely, that all persons are entitled to equal consideration.
As it has happened so many times before, opinion will converge once again with the truth, the immutable truth, that all persons are created free and equal in dignity and rights.
