One law for all

For the 1920 Western film, see One Law for All (film).

One law for all is a slogan with a long history dating back to the Roman Empire and their oppression of peoples in newly conquered lands.

In recent years though, this has become a shiboleth of racist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan who remodeled themselves with kinder and gentler language in order to draw a wider and more receptive audience. Former Klan member David Duke is often credited with this change in extreme right-wing political tactics. Another popular slogan that emerged was "equal rights for everyone".

In the U.S., Duke used such rhetoric to eventually gain a seat in the Louisiana Congress as a Republican. In Canada, the British Columbia Liberal Party adopted the anti-aboriginal rights policy of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Equality (BC FIRE) for dealing with aboriginal issues.

Like minded organizations with similar anti-aboriginal policy based on Mel Smith's "Our Home or Native Land?" was promoted by Wolfgang Droege of the Heritage Front and the Reform Party of Canada in the 1990s. It has also been used as a "bumper-sticker" slogan in New Zealand by those calling for the abolition of separate Māori electorates. [1]

However, as many times throughout history, similar slogans have been utilized in completely contradictory contexts. One Law for All has now been adopted as slogan for an anti-racist, anti-apartheid movement, which campaigns for equal rights and equal legal protection for all citizens regardless of gender or age. The movement was created to counter-balance the currently intensified meddling in legal matters by Vatican State, Islamic theocracies with the controversial endorsement speech 'Islam and English Law' by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Contrary to these religious authorities, the people supporting The One Law for All movement seek to protect International Human Rights and the continuing democratic development of Common Law based on ideals of the secular Enlightenment, and scientific and historic evidence worthy of 21 Century. The movement is supported by a broad range of secular individuals and groups regardless of political differences on other issues. The milestone of the campaign will be the celebration of International Women's Day 8 March. It will be marked by meetings and speeches on Saturday 7 March in London, United Kingdom (http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/).