The intrinsic rights of the human being The question concerns the possibility or otherwise of the existence of "natural rights". “Natural” rights are rights that we have “naturally” as human beings, in other words rights that we have intrinsically, simply because we are human. A major problem in answering this question is that of defining the term “rights,” a question whose answer has been very elusive throughout the history of political analysis. The following investigation into the possibility of "natural rights" will begin with an attempt to create a working definition of law, and will then proceed to examine the essence of humanity and the roots of what a "right" is, to see if it is It is possible to have a “right” simply by being human. All questions regarding society, freedom and morality will be seen to arise and will be addressed accordingly. One of the most notable attempts to define rights is Richard Dworkin's metaphor of "Rights as Trumps." This is essentially likening a right to a trump in a card game, which trumps what a hand would otherwise have. Placed in a political scenario, this metaphor works like this: society can have and maintain a set of rules and laws that impose and limit the behavior of individuals. A right is something to which the individual is entitled which will be guaranteed beyond the civil laws and rules of the country. The existence of these rights is a way in which individuals have a certain degree of sovereignty over the state, where civil laws are the instruments of the state's sovereignty over individuals. This balance should create a morally justifiable situation. One problem with this doctrine when it comes to "natural rights", however, is that society depends on the existence t... middle of paper... .large numbers of people, and therefore is morally desirable. As we can see, then, the discussion of natural rights is intrinsically moral. The moral question creates fierce discussions, since it is almost impossible to define a complete set of defined moral standards, taking into account different cultures and conflicting beliefs and interests. It is possible, however, to carry the inquiry into natural rights some distance before falling into the trap of making moral claims. It is seen that from that existence of the single individual a right can derive, even if functional only as protection against state oppression, in the form of the right to freedom. This raises many other questions about freedom in general and how it is possible to relate the roles of the individual and society using the rights of the individual and the laws of society..