Political Science · Political Theory
According to the Natural Rights Theory, rights are held against which of the following?
- 1. The state
- 2. Society
- 3. Fellow individuals
A1 and 2 only
B1 and 3 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3 — Natural rights are held against the state, society and fellow individuals, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
Explanation
★Natural rights are held against the state, society and fellow individuals, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
★Natural rights belong to a person by nature and are inalienable.
★They impose duties of non-violation on everyone else.
★The state must respect and protect them rather than override them.
★Society too cannot legitimately take them away from the individual.
★Fellow individuals are equally bound not to violate another's natural rights.
★Thus natural rights are universal claims good against all others.
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