private rights
Individual protected interests
Private rights are legal entitlements belonging to individuals rather than the public or the state.
These include rights to personal property, contractual agreements, and protection from interference by others.
The term distinguishes individual claims—enforceable through civil litigation—from public rights enforced by the government: The court balanced private rights against the public interest.
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
usufruct · statute · agreement · intellectual property · fair use · data protection · common law · obligation · easement · informed consent · inheritance · personal liberty · individual freedom · indemnity · breach of contract · warranty · due process · lien
- legal historylegal history, medieval law, Roman law, Roman jurisprudence, common law
private rightspublic rights
Entitlements held by everyone
collective rights · community rights · group rights · social rights
private rightspublic duties
Responsibilities to society
civic duties · civic responsibilities · legal duties · social responsibilities · public accountability
private rightspublic law
Law governing state affairs
public domain · public rights · public interest · state powers · governmental authority
private, rights, privacy, privately, privatize, privatization, privation, privy, privilege