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Rights and Human Rights
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2006
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The concept of rights, as has often been noted, became prominent at a particular time in our history. It is associated especially with seventeenth and eighteenth century political ideas about the rights of individuals versus those of governments, and with such notable events as the American Declaration of Independence. It was at this time, too, that debates about rights of property and liberty became prominent. What was the role of this concept in earlier times? Has it always existed? Does it have a permanent place in our moral thinking? According to H.L.A. Hart,
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- Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements , Volume 58: Political Philosophy , May 2006 , pp. 57 - 94
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- Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy and the contributors 2006