Full Description
In a short span, this Element will delineate the general nature of legal and moral rights and the general nature of the holding of rights, and it will also sketch the justificatory foundations of rights. Hence, the Element will treat of some major topics within legal, political, and moral philosophy as it combines analytical theses and ethical theses in a complex pattern.
Contents
1. The Hohfeldian analysis; 2. What does the holding of a claim-right involve?; 3. Moral justifications for assignments of legal rights; 4. A Laconic conclusion; References.
