Agent Right
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An Agent Right is a normative rule about what an agent can claim from some normative system (legal system, social convention).
- Context:
- It can (typically) be part of a larger Ethical Framework (such as a legal framework).
- It can (typically) be enforced by Social Practices and Social Institutions.
- It can (typically) require a balance between Individual Autonomy and Community Welfare.
- It can (often) be interpreted.
- It can (often) be a point of contention in Social Justice debates and Legal Disputes.
- It can range from being an Individual Right to being a Collective Right.
- It can be enshrined in Legal Documents or recognized in Social Customs.
- It can range from being a Legal Right to being a Natural Right.
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- Example(s):
- A Civil Right, such as a right to free speech.
- An Entitlement Right, like the right to social security benefits.
- A Human Right, such as a right to life.
- A Property Right, entitling ownership and use of property right.
- A Workers' Right, such as the right to a safe workplace.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Privilege, which is a special advantage not necessarily available to everyone.
- A License, which is a permission rather than a claimable right.
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- See: Morality, Law, Ethics, Principle, Liberty, Entitlement, Normative, Justice, Entitlement, Social Norm, Legal Standards.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights Retrieved:2019-4-28.
- Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.[1] Rights are of essential importance in such disciplines as law and ethics, especially theories of justice and deontology.
Rights are often considered fundamental to civilization, for they are regarded as established pillars of society and culture, [2] and the history of social conflicts can be found in the history of each right and its development. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "rights structure the form of governments, the content of laws, and the shape of morality as it is currently perceived".
- Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.[1] Rights are of essential importance in such disciplines as law and ethics, especially theories of justice and deontology.
- ↑ "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Stanford University. July 9, 2007. Retrieved 2009-12-21. Rights dominate most modern understandings of what actions are proper and which institutions are just. Rights structure the forms of our governments, the contents of our laws, and the shape of morality as we perceive it. To accept a set of rights is to approve a distribution of freedom and authority, and so to endorse a certain view of what may, must, and must not be done.
- ↑ UN UDHR Preamble: "Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."