Difference between revisions of "A Positive Model Of Rights"
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An enforced right can be modeled as a social and economic relationship between three groups about a thing. In English prose: | An enforced right can be modeled as a social and economic relationship between three groups about a thing. In English prose: | ||
| − | A "right" is of the form "'''RightHolder''' claims a right to control a '''Thing''', | + | :A "right" is of the form "'''RightHolder''' claims a right to control a '''Thing''', receiving '''Benefits'''; creating a reciprocal obligation (or duty) for '''DutyBearers''' to permit this despite incurring '''Opportunity Costs''' because of threatened '''Penalties''' produced at an '''Enforcement Cost''' by an '''Enforcer''' paid '''Fees'''". |
| − | receiving '''Benefits'''; creating a reciprocal obligation (or duty) for | + | |
| − | '''DutyBearers''' to permit this despite incurring '''Opportunity Costs''' because of | + | |
| − | threatened '''Penalties''' produced at an '''Enforcement Cost''' by an '''Enforcer''' paid '''Fees'''". | + | |
But this is much simpler to understand with a diagram and an explanatory table: | But this is much simpler to understand with a diagram and an explanatory table: | ||
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! Group<br><span style="color:blue">(blue circles)</span> | ! Group<br><span style="color:blue">(blue circles)</span> | ||
! Claims<br><span style="color:gray">(gray arrows)</span> | ! Claims<br><span style="color:gray">(gray arrows)</span> | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Income (black arrows) or<br>{{Red|Costs (red arrows)}} |
|- | |- | ||
! RightHolder | ! RightHolder | ||
| − | | '''Right/Duty Claim''' to '''DutyBearers''' | + | | |
| − | | '''Benefits''' from '''Thing''' | + | * '''Right/Duty Claim''' to '''DutyBearers''' |
| + | * '''Enforcement Claim''' to '''Enforcer''' | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | * '''Benefits''' from '''Thing''' | ||
| + | * '''{{Red|Fees}}''' to '''Enforcer''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Enforcer | ! Enforcer | ||
| − | | '''Threat Claim''' to '''DutyBearers''' | + | | |
| − | | '''Fees''' from '''RightHolder''',<br>'''DutyBearers''' and '''Thing''' | + | * '''Threat Claim''' to '''DutyBearers''' |
| + | | | ||
| + | * '''Fees''' from '''RightHolder''',<br>'''DutyBearers''' and '''Thing''' | ||
| + | * '''{{Red| Enforcement Costs}}''' paid from '''Fees''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! DutyBearers | ! DutyBearers | ||
| − | | no claims | + | | |
| − | | '''{{Red|Penalties}}''' from '''Enforcer''' | + | * no claims |
| + | | | ||
| + | * '''{{Red|Penalties}}''' from '''Enforcer''' | ||
| + | * '''{{Red|Fees}}''' to '''Enforcer''' | ||
| + | * '''{{Red|Opportunity Costs}}''' from '''Thing''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
