Ronald Dworkin – Taking Rights Seriously
February 26, 2010
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Tags: taking rights seriously
Quote: “Conservatives and liberals do agree that sometimes a man does not do the wrong thing to break a law, when his conscience so requires.”
What I expect to learn: I expect to learn how rights and law related and when it is right to break the law.
Review:
Just as the Americans say, “We are a free country”, for they are exercise their right to do everything that they want and people won’t interfere with them. In Japan, no matter what you wear and what you do, people wouldn’t mind you. People are created in a world where they have the right to do everything that they want, but that doesn’t mean that all that they want to do, is the right thing to do. From there, I believe that law was created, it is not done to limit the liberty or rights of the people, but it is created so that people can know whether what they are doing is right or wrong. When can we say if the right can be interfered? Well, it can be interfered if it will be for the benefit of many people. As it is said in the article, when talking about human rights, particularly the freedom of speech, people can automatically say that they have the freedom and you should not interfere, so when will you interfere? Again, you will come back to what Dworking says, that government can interfere if it is for the good of everybody, and since nobody is hurt, it can be justified. Every person has the right to be happy, but if he is happy stealing, then it is a different story, if that person will be put to prison, because it is for the benefit of the majority, then it is justified. I believe that laws and law makers, are created, to support this; that all people have rights, but there is a certain extent up to what they can do it, wherein they don’t hurt other people and limits other people from their rights as well. These people are the ones who maintains the rights of the people and without them, the rights of the people are not protected.
What I learned:
- Law and rights
- When a right can be interfered
- Role of lawmakers, law and other agents in maintaining the morality of rights of people
Integrative Questions:
- What is the relationship of law to rights?
- What is the limitation in exercising the rights of people?
- When can you say that a right must be interfered?
- How do Dworkin define rights?
- Why is right important?
Entry Filed under: Contemporary Moral Problems
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