Imbedded in the content of law is a cluster of claims and interests the most powerful of which amount to rights (valid claims or interests). Part I examined theories of legal interpretation as the importance of a viable theory of legal interpretation determines which claims or interests are valid ones. Hence the connection between legal interpretation and the rights found within the content of the law.
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Angelo Corlett, J. (2009). Individual Rights. In: Race, Rights, and Justice. Law and Philosophy Library, vol 85. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9652-5_6
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