Formal and effective rights refers to the distinction between the theoretical
rights
Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory ...
of
legalism and the measurable rights within implemented
policies.
It is argued that the gap between the two concepts stems from the difficulties in realising the theoretical concepts into manageable effective rights. Also, while there is a greater consensus regarding the formal rights, due partly on diplomacy motives, the actual implementation process is much more complex.
See also
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Claim rights and liberty rights
Some philosophers and political scientists make a distinction between claim rights and liberty rights. A ''claim right'' is a right which entails responsibilities, duties, or obligations on other parties regarding the right-holder. In contrast, a ...
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Human rights
Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...
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