Indeed. It's astonishing how many people seem to believe that passing law X would accomplish X.
We have no shortage of laws already. Including many laws that (on paper) protect individual rights. All of those laws are routinely being ignored. They don't mean anything.
The constitution is meaningless. The bill of rights is meaningless. International human rights treaties are meaningless. All that matters is what happens in practice.
If individual rights exist in a country, it's because of how society and the government operate – not because somewhere, there's a piece of paper that says so. A democracy can turn into a dictatorship without a single law having to change.
The judiciary is supposed to have enough power to ensure that laws are actually followed by the executive. Of course, if judges are in bed with the executive this assumption is violated. A strong separation of power is the best insurance against such things.
We have no shortage of laws already. Including many laws that (on paper) protect individual rights. All of those laws are routinely being ignored. They don't mean anything.
The constitution is meaningless. The bill of rights is meaningless. International human rights treaties are meaningless. All that matters is what happens in practice.
If individual rights exist in a country, it's because of how society and the government operate – not because somewhere, there's a piece of paper that says so. A democracy can turn into a dictatorship without a single law having to change.