Rights as Relational Properties von Markus Stepanians | In Defense of the Classical Beneficiary Theory of Rights | ISBN 9783110224726

Rights as Relational Properties

In Defense of the Classical Beneficiary Theory of Rights

von Markus Stepanians
Buchcover Rights as Relational Properties | Markus Stepanians | EAN 9783110224726 | ISBN 3-11-022472-0 | ISBN 978-3-11-022472-6

Rights as Relational Properties

In Defense of the Classical Beneficiary Theory of Rights

von Markus Stepanians
This book is a defense of the classical beneficiary theory of rights. Its heart forms the idea that rights assure goods to their bearers by implying duties for others. This theory has come under attack from two sides. Firstly, its traditional rival, the “will” theory of rights conceives of the exercise of a right as a manifestation of the right-holders autonomy. However, recently a new challenge arose through the “new” beneficiary theory of rights developed by Neil MacCormick and Joseph Raz. This book is an attempt to show that, correctly understood, the classical beneficiary theory is preferable to both.