Philosophy · Social & Political Philosophy
A topic within Social & Political Philosophy, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.
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Joel Feinberg
Argues that what makes rights distinctively valuable is that they can be claimed, which gives the rights-holder standing to demand their enforcement rather than merely benefiting from it.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Ronald Dworkin
Argues that individual rights function as trumps against collective goals, so a government cannot override a right merely by showing that doing so would increase overall welfare.