The Relationship between Rights and Responsibilities

This report considers the relationship between rights and responsibilities within the context of the ongoing debate on a Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. In keeping with the commitment of the Green Paper 2009 to ensure that any increased emphasis on responsibilities in such a Bill will not erode the protection of rights, this report highlights the potential risks associated with incorporating responsibilities into Britain’s constitutional framework.

Keywords: Great Britain, Constitutional law, Human Rights, Rights-based concept of Responsibilities, International law

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Goold, Benjamin J. and Lazarus, Liora and Desai, Rajendra and Rasheed, Qudsi, The Relationship between Rights and Responsibilities (December 1, 2009). Ministry of Justice Research Paper No. 18/09, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2022270 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2022270