Rights

What are rights and why are they important? What are the bases on which claims to rights can be made?

On what grounds are some rights considered to be universal in nature? Identify three rights which you consider universal. Give reasons.

Discuss briefly some of the new rights claims which are being put forward in our country today — for example the rights of tribal peoples to protect their habitat and way of life, or the rights of children against bonded labour.

Rights place some limits on the authority of the state. Explain with examples.