POLS10003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Moral Rights, Formal System, Positive Law
4 Aug 2018
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*watch the first 11 minutes of the lecture. Because we are sovereign we are entitled to liberty. Early form of liberalism: the state is always dominant. Widespread agreement of presence of rights, widespread disagreement on certain rights and how they come about. Rights are a question of the relationship of individual and state and the relationship bt individuals. Different groups and status and what rights and obligations are allocated to you. We have duties to obey the law to pay taxes. We have to remember the blend of rights and obligations in modern society. So rights are both about power and the morality of themselves. Rights set down in law, formal system of rules, by definition these rights are enforceable. Enforceability gives it a kind of status. Often described as enjoyed and positive regardless of their moral content. Philosophical claims, ideal rights, what a society should have. Moral rights play a key role in way we talk about rights.
