Legal Rights and the State
• The Bill of Rights, or Fundamental Rights in India, are the basic important rights listed in a country’s constitution.
• These rights may be supplemented by additional rights specific to a country’s history and customs.
• Rights are claims recognized by the state, often demanding the state to act or refrain from acting in certain ways.
• They ensure individual life and liberty are protected from the state’s authority.
Rights Chapter 5 Class 11 Polity Notes
Legal rights are necessary components of a free and equitable society. Now You must be wondering, what are legal rights precisely, and how do they relate to you as a citizen? Put simply, rights are the collective claims of individuals that are upheld by the state because they are seen by all civilised societies as necessary for their growth and development. In this blog, we have discussed ‘Rights’ and Legal Rights Notes specifically for Class 11 students.