Review:
First, we define what a right and legal rights are. Rights are entitlements (not) to perform certain actions or be in certain states, or entitlements that others (not) perform certain actions or be in certain states. Legal rights are, clearly, rights which exist under the rules of legal systems. According to Ronald Dworkin, “if a people have a right to do something, then it is wrong to interfere with them.” He also set an example of it which is regarding the freedom of speech of the people. He is trying to say that if people have the freedom of speech then the government has no right to stop the people in exercising their rights. I also agree with this but if we think of about it more deeply, isn’t the government the one who said that people have the right of free speech? So they also have the right to state when this right can be exercise and when this right can’t be exercise. They are the ruler of the country so they could interfere with people who are exercising their rights IF it is necessary to protect other rights. We, government and citizens, should all take rights seriously because this makes the country organize. If there are no rights, there will be inequalities in our country and there will be instances that people could take advantage over other people.
Chapter 10: Taking Rights Seriously
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