A Kantian foundation for welfare rights

Jurisprudence 11 (1):76-91 (2019)
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In this article, I offer a foundation for the prima facie idea of a right to welfare based on a neglected aspect of Kant’s legal theory: his account of equity rights. I argue...

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Alice Pinheiro Walla
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Are there any natural rights?H. L. A. Hart - 1955 - Philosophical Review 64 (2):175-191.

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