Noun

rights

  1. Plural form of right.; things one is entitled to do, in political philosophy.

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Rights are entitlements or permissions, usually of a legal or moral nature. Rights are of vital importance in the fields of law and ethics, especially theories of justice and deontology.

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What are the basic rights of children? How can I do more to further the cause of child rights?
Q. Is there anything concerning you re the rights of a child? Do you think that more can be done to protect children and their rights? What kind of rights would that be? Any ideas of how I can contribute to improve the situation concerning child rights?
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A. For one thing, you could advocate for universal health care so that all children have a right to medical attention when they are sick, without regard to their parents' poverty or immigration decisions, for which they are not responsible.
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What are still some civil rights acts movements today?
Q. I need to compare the important issues that were facing the nation, the struggles, the attitudes, and the goals in 1960 and compare that time period today. I have gay rights as one of my examples. Can you help me by giving some civil rights issues that we continue to face today. Thank you.
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A. You could try a comparison of the Green movement of today with the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s.
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How to I get the rights to cover a song and use it in a short film?
Q. I'm looking to get rights for a local band to cover The Who's "My Generation" and then use the recorded track in a no budget short film. Where can I find the rights to the song or how to contact someone about using the song?
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A. Permission rights rest with the music publisher.
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  • Qui jure suo utitur neminem tedit.
    • Translated: He who exercises his own right injures no one.
    • Legal maxim, reported in Henry Louis Mencken, A new dictionary of quotations on historical principles from ancient and modern sources (1946), p. 1044.
  • Rights are lost by disuse.
    • Legal maxim, reported in Henry Louis Mencken, A new dictionary of quotations on historical principles from ancient and modern sources (1946), p. 1044.
  • The law helps the vigilant, before those who sleep on their rights.
    • Legal maxim, reported in Oscar B. Parkinson, Outlines of Commercial Law: A Text Book for Schools and Colleges (1912), p. 234. Sometimes reported as "equity" rather than "the law".
  • Most people are far more concerned that they can control their own bodies than they are about petitioning Congress.
  • I am grateful that I have rights in the proverbial public square--but, as a practical matter, my most cherished rights are those that I possess in my bedroom and hospital room and death chamber.