Rights

A right is something a person has that cannot be taken away from a person. A right is different than a privilege, which is something that must be earned.

Examples

• Many people say people have a "right to life". That means that if one person kills another, the killer would be taking away the victim's "right to life".
• People may also have a "right to property". That means that people cannot steal things from each other.
• In many countries people have a "right to free speech", which means other people cannot stop them from saying what they want to.

See Also

• Constitution
• Constitutional economics
• Rule of law