Political Science · Political Theory
Consider the following two statements about Ronald Dworkin's idea of rights.
- Statement I: Ronald Dworkin gives the concept of rights as trumps because, according to him, rights are absolute and devoid of any responsibility or duty.
- Statement II: As trumps, rights precede any social goal or obligation.
AStatement I is correct, but Statement II is not correct
BStatement I is not correct, but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct
CBoth statements are not correct
DBoth statements are correct
Correct answer: (B) Statement I is not correct, but Statement II is correct — Statement I is wrong while Statement II is correct, so the answer is the second option.
Explanation
★Statement I is wrong while Statement II is correct, so the answer is the second option.
★Dworkin's idea of rights as trumps does not mean rights are absolute and free of all duty.
★It means a right normally overrides ordinary appeals to the general welfare.
★Statement I wrongly describes the trumps idea as making rights unconditional and dutiless.
★Statement II is correct, since as trumps rights take priority over collective social goals.
★A right protects the individual even when overriding it would benefit the majority.
★Thus rights function as trumps over policy, but are not absolute and without limits.
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