This document outlines basic legal rights that citizens have under the law, including protections from unlawful imprisonment through writ of habeas corpus, protections against retroactive laws and laws targeting specific individuals, rights to due process and equal protection, protections for those accused of treason, the right to a fair and speedy trial by jury with rights against self-incrimination and to confront witnesses, and protections against double jeopardy and cruel/unusual punishments.