Political Science · Political Theory
Which of the following rights could be called a 'soft law'?
ARight to privacy
BRight to vote
CRight to clean air ✓ Correct
DRight to culture
Correct answer: (C) Right to clean air — The right to clean air is an example of soft law, so the answer is the right to clean air.
Explanation
★The right to clean air is an example of soft law, so the answer is the right to clean air.
★Soft law refers to norms that are not strictly binding or directly enforceable.
★Environmental rights like clean air are often stated as aspirations or guiding principles.
★They guide policy and create moral pressure rather than firm legal obligations.
★Hard law, by contrast, is binding and enforceable, like the right to vote.
★The right to vote is a definite legal entitlement backed by the state.
★Thus the right to clean air illustrates the softer, programmatic category of rights.
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