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n. The right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state.
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Freedom of movement, mobility rights, or the right to travel is a human rights concept encompassing the right of individuals to travel from place to place within the territory of a country, and to leave the country and return to it. The right includes not only visiting places, but changing the place where the individual resides or works.
Such a right is provided in the constitutions of numerous states, and in documents reflecting norms of international law. For example, Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that:
- a citizen of a state in which that citizen is present has the liberty to travel, reside in, and/or work in any part of the state where one pleases within the limits of respect for the liberty and rights of others,
- and that a citizen also has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country at any time.
Some people and organizations advocate an extension of the freedom of movement to include a freedom of movement – or migration – between the countries as well as within the countries. This include Libertarian Party of the United States, the International Society for Individual Liberty, and economist Bryan Caplan.
Uniquely, the Norwegian special territory of Svalbard is an entirely visa-free zone under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty.
Usage examples of "freedom of movement".
She wore no chains, but she had no freedom of movement^ Of course it was preferable to be a prisoner without the misery she had endured under the Quman, even if she had been subjected to far less than the hapless folk forced to follow, and die, in the army's train.
The freedom of movement and the beautiful summer day eased her concern into a more remote part of her mind.
In putting on a remembrancing heaume, as Danlo found, there was little freedom of movement among the recorded memories.
As for my dress, it offers me a freedom of movement which I should not otherwise enjoy.
He lost his freedom of movement and even his urge to journey farther north.
In politics we fight like tigers for freedom, for the right to elect our leaders, for freedom of movement, choice of residence, choice of what work to pursue- control of our lives, in short.
They made a few final tests of their harnesses, both of which hung from the ceiling by an arrangement of straps and pulleys that would allow their users freedom of movement in VR, as well as prevent them from walking into real walls or hurting themselves with a fall.
The child, enjoying the freedom of movement her healing leg allowed after being confined to the woman's hip, wandered off.
The leather was extremely tough, and while not impervious to blades, spears, or arrows, it afforded a good degree of protection while allowing enough freedom of movement to enable her to fight.
Since there is a bathroom directly off the master bedroom, the terrorists can keep the hostages quite conveniently in one place under close observation and at the same time have freedom of movement themselves.
Such garments allowed no expansive gestures, no freedom of movement.
A two-day halt, necessary to allow Biilow to catch up, would weaken the whole German offensive and give the enemy time to regain his freedom of movement.