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What is a human right?

Sally Russell introduces you to the theory and development of human rights and the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998

Lawyers often refer to rights as ‘interests’.Interests have to be balanced against each other when they compete, hence the concept of ‘balancing competing interests’. You might hear people say they have rights, but an important factor is whether those rights can be claimed.

Hohfeld, an American law professor, attempted to clarify rights by comparing them to liberties.

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