Question

If two people of different ethnic backgrounds were guilty of the same crime, but only one of them were accused and tried, this would be a violation of

Answer 1

If two people of different ethnic backgrounds were guilty of the same crime, but only one of them was accused and tried, this would be a violation of process and equal protection under the law. Equal protection is a basic human right.

 

EXPLANATION  

What it means by equal protection is the government's attitude that does not discriminate against legal protection. All citizens have equality before the law. If someone is proven to violate, he must be punished. If someone is not proven to violate, he should not be punished. There is no particular race that is superior or vice versa. On the other hand, if someone feels that either the federal or state government has violated the same rights of the individual, he can file a lawsuit and get legal assistance.

Equal Protection is explained in detail in the Legal Review article below:

U.S. Constitution

The Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause requires the United States government to practice equal protection.  

The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause requires states to practice equal protection.  

Equal protection forces a state to govern impartially—not draw distinctions between individuals solely on differences that are irrelevant to a legitimate governmental objective. So, the equal protection clause is crucial to the protection of civil rights.  

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KEYWORD: equal protection, human rights, law

Subject: History

Class: 10 - 12

Subchapter: Equal Protection  

Answer 2

Due process and equal protection under the law-- due process requires laws be carried out fairly and equally. 

The laws of the US are suppose to be "blind" in particular for the justice system. Despite the sex, race, or origin of a person laws should be executed and judged equally. Despite the expectation the system does fall short because it relies on the unbiased thinking of the citizen which is difficult to come by. As a result the whole corrections system deals with the issues like the example in the question where race, ethnicity, sex, and social class can determine the outcome of arrests and ruling on laws.