{"product_id":"9780191520921","title":"A Political Theory of Rights","description":"Rights are basic building blocks of the contemporary state and yet their rigorous justification is notoriously difficult. This book provides a thorough analysis of this central topic in modern political discourse. The book challenges the orthodox view that rights are a type of property claim in one's body.  Drawing on the tradition of the social contract as well as the wealth of recent work in political theory the book argues for a different conception of rights. Rights are conceived as a certain type of political claim, justified by a Kantian ideal of autonomy. Moreover, that justification provides a moral basis for rights that, while independent of law and custom, is also tied to an image of citizenship particularly suited to the pluralistic nature of contemporary liberal society.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067091960048,"sku":"9780191520921","price":72.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780191520921","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}