I don't think "rights" an entirely coherent concept, but they are a good shorthand for something important.

Since material resources are scarce, we need to have rules that unambiguously determine whose gets to use them. There's no need for rules about how material resources must be used.

econ

The UN's ‘International Covenant’ at 50: When Desires Become ‘Rights’

0xbitcoiner

I don't think "rights" an entirely coherent concept, but they are a good shorthand for something important.

Since material resources are scarce, we need to have rules that unambiguously determine whose gets to use them. There's no need for rules about how material resources must be used.