The Concept of Rights (Law and Philosophy Library)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 11, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781402039768
Subjects: Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Philosophy; Political; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Philosophy / General; Philosophy-Political; Human rights; Law; Law and ethics
Description: "What is it to have a right? Previous answers to this question can be divided into two groups. Some (e.g., Joseph Raz) hold interest/benefit theories of rights while others (e.g., H.L.A. Hart and Carl Wellman) hold choice/will theories of rights. The Concept of Rights defends an alternative to both of the traditional views, the justified-constraint theory of rights. On this view, a person has a right if and only if a feature of that person is a sound justification for others to have a particular sort of normative constraint."--BOOK JACKET.