Difference between revisions of "A Positive Model Of Rights"
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=== Slavery === | === Slavery === | ||
"Thomas (R) claims a right of chattel (T) for slave labor (B<sub>R</sub>) from Dred (D) who has to tolerate the loss of his labor (O<sub>D</sub>) because if he attempts to escape or resists, he will be hunted down or punished (P<sub>D</sub>) by privately hired (F<sub>E</sub>) slave hunters or overseers (E) who expect to profit over their expenses (C<sub>E</sub>)." | "Thomas (R) claims a right of chattel (T) for slave labor (B<sub>R</sub>) from Dred (D) who has to tolerate the loss of his labor (O<sub>D</sub>) because if he attempts to escape or resists, he will be hunted down or punished (P<sub>D</sub>) by privately hired (F<sub>E</sub>) slave hunters or overseers (E) who expect to profit over their expenses (C<sub>E</sub>)." | ||
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| + | === Group Rights === | ||
| + | There is nothing in this model which excludes group rights. The term RightHolder can just as well apply to collectives and the institutions that support them. Governments, corporations, partnerships, etc. This is contrary to unfounded assertions that only individuals have rights. This is why law has the concept of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person legal or juridical persons]. | ||
=== Commons Without Scarcity === | === Commons Without Scarcity === | ||
