Rights Vs Freedom
Rights Vs Freedom
Rights Vs Freedom
Rights and the term freedom appear at various places in constitutions around the world. In fact,
Freedom is one of the core concepts of the American constitution (and the Philippines as well).
Frequently, the terms are interchangeable. In most scenarios, they mean the same thing. In fact,
taking away someone’s right means taking away their freedom as well.
The main difference between a right and freedom is a right is an entitlement of a given
thing. For example, a person working at a job has a right to receive their salary as per the
contract. However, freedom refers to the state in which a government cannot restrict a person
from performing a certain activity. However, this activity has to be within the bounds of the law.
Rights and freedom are two concepts that overlap to a certain extent. Rights are an individual’s
moral or legal entitlement to have or do something. Freedom is the absence of necessity,
coercion, or constraint in choice or action. It is our rights that ensure and protects our freedom. In
this sense, rights and freedom are always interrelated and inseparable. For example, the right to
vote ensures that everybody is entitled to vote in the election, this also automatically allows us
the freedom to vote. The main difference between rights and freedom is that right is a moral or
legal entitlement whereas freedom is a state or quality of being free.
Parameters
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RIGHTS FREEDOM
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Rights may come at different times. The Freedom can be taken away or given
Duration rights a person receives also differ from to a someone at any time. It is not
other people. permanent like a right.
A person receives legal rights only after A person receives certain freedoms at
Method of
becoming a citizen or performing a birth itself. This implies that it is an
Receiving
certain duty. innate notion.
Rights Freedom
Definition Rights are legal and moral Freedom is the absence of
entitlements necessity, coercion, or
constraint in choice or
action
Protection Rights are protected by Freedom is protected by
rights
the law
Interrelation Rights entitle you to Freedom is granted by
freedom.
rights.
An individual receives rights because they are human. These are known as human rights. Human
rights were the creation of the United Nations. The meeting wherein the outline of Human Rights
was given under the guidance of Eleanor Roosevelt. Human rights include:
▪ Right to freedom of life
▪ Right against slavery
▪ Right against inhuman treatment and torture
▪ Right to equality
▪ Right to a fair trial and many more.
WHAT IS FREEDOM?
Freedom is a state of being where a person can carry out different activities without interference
from other individuals or authority. This is an emotional entity. It is also objective. This means
that the term freedom can mean different things for different people. People can have a different
perception of freedom depending on different factors. They are:
▪ Upbringing
▪ Education
▪ Location
▪ Occupation
▪ Race
Freedom is a product of rights. This means that a person can receive freedom only when he or
she has been given rights.
Freedom is also an essential component of human society. Freedom allows one to live a happier
and a healthier life. It is a requirement for one to express themselves.
Freedom is the quality or state of being free, i.e., it is the absence of necessity, coercion, or
constraint in choice or action. Most rights ensure that their holders are entitled to freedom. In
other words, it is the rights that help us to achieve the state of freedom. For example, let’s
consider one of the most fundamental human rights – right to education. This right ensures that
all children are free to receive an education; depriving a child of this right is a crime. Thus, this
right ensures that the child is free from constraint and coercion. The liberty rights we discussed
earlier also come into play here. A person’s liberty right to something consists in his freedom to
do or have something. For example, a person’s right to free speech allows him the freedom to
speak freely. This means that no one has the right to force or coerce us to stop expressing
ourselves.
POLICE POWER
It is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the
betterment of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of their inhabitants. Police power is
defined in each jurisdiction by the legislative body, which determines the public purposes the
need to be served by legislation.
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