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A right is the power or liberty to which a person or a group is justly entitled or a thing to which they have a moral or legal claim. The specific enumeration of rights accorded to citizens has historically differed greatly from one century to the next, and from one regime to another, but nowadays is normally addressed by the constitutions of the respective nations. Rights serve as rules of interaction between people and groups, and, as such, they place constraints or positive obligations on individuals, groups, institutions, and governments.
These rights are variously interpreted. For example, in a given country, a right to free speech may merely mean that the government may not actively engage in censorship, and may apply only to speech that the courts of that country deem political, not, for example, sexually related speech, even in realms that such as a discussion of birth control that other countries might deem political. But, in any case, a right to free speech is generally not interpreted to mean that anyone else has a right to facilitate one's speech. In A.J. Liebling's words, "Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one." On the other hand, an individual right to healthcare implies an obligation on others to provide that healthcare. Thus, an individual having a right places responsibilities, either negative or positive, on others. (See negative and positive rights and three generations of human rights) Though rights usually refers to individual rights, in certain societies there may be group rights, where all members of a group have certain rights by virtue of being in that group. Contrast with license.
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Uuuuugh. I got pulled over for not wearing my seatbelt and the cop decided to infringe on my constitutional rights and search my car.
smott (smott) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:46 -0000
Uuuuugh. I got pulled over for not wearing my seatbelt and the cop decided to infringe on my constitutional rights and search my car.
Racist, apartheid policies from inside Israel http://ow.ly/O9Vn Palestinians not allowed equal housing rights, what else would you call it?
PalestineToday (Free Palestine!) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:25 -0000
Racist, apartheid policies from inside Israel http://ow.ly/O9Vn Palestinians not allowed equal housing rights, what else would you call it?
RT @keepthemhonest: Only the thugs on the left can design such a shredding of God-given rights and destroy a great country. SHOVE THEM O ...
akrongarber (Paul D Garber) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:11 -0000
RT @keepthemhonest: Only the thugs on the left can design such a shredding of God-given rights and destroy a great country. SHOVE THEM O ...
Book review: Christian human rights activist documents Mugabeâs tyranny http://bit.ly/7ul93q
WatchingAfrica (AfricaPeaceWatch) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:10 -0000
Book review: Christian human rights activist documents Mugabe’s tyranny http://bit.ly/7ul93q
Emma Ruby-Sachs: Obama Won't Push Equal Rights Law in the Right ... http://bit.ly/6rZI1r
totalagreement (Sydney Law) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:49:26 -0000
Emma Ruby-Sachs: Obama Won't Push Equal Rights Law in the Right ... http://bit.ly/6rZI1r
Emma Ruby-Sachs: Obama Won't Push Equal Rights Law in the Right ... http://bit.ly/8JDkoO
legal_lawyer (Legal Lawyer) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:49:20 -0000
Emma Ruby-Sachs: Obama Won't Push Equal Rights Law in the Right ... http://bit.ly/8JDkoO
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