The Enabling Model of Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6346013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lesley A Jacobs (University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Lesley Jacobs (University of British Columbia) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 381-393 |
| Publication date | 1993-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1993.tb01644.x |
| OpenAlex | W1978030838 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The belief that state welfare programmes are justified because they enable many people to do what they could not otherwise have done is attractive. This article examines the claim that this belief flows logically from a particular account of what it means to have a right to do something. This enabling model of rights holds that rights can be violated in two ways: by interfering with people doing something they have a right to do and depriving the right-holders of the resources actually needed to do what they have a right to do. Having certain rights to do things can justify state action designed to provide people with the resources that enable them to do what they could not otherwise have done. However attractive this model of rights might be, it is unable to accommodate the possibility that an individual can have the right to do something which is the morally wrong thing to do
Action (physics · Business · Fundamental rights · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2006 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |