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    A person may possess a legitimate claim-right against ano... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A person does not have a right to something if society ought not take measures to secure that thing for that person.

    A person may possess a legitimate claim-right against another individual without any third-party institution, including society, being obligated to intervene on their behalf.

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    • 1.Claim-rights are bilateral relationships between two parties; their existence doesn't require third-party recognition or enforcement to be morally real.
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    • 2.Institutional obligation to enforce all valid rights would require unlimited resources and would paradoxically undermine individual autonomy and responsibility.
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    • 3.Private remedies (negotiation, arbitration, voluntary restitution) can satisfy claim-rights without state intervention, proving enforcement isn't definitional.
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    • 1.A claim-right's practical meaning dissolves without reliable enforcement mechanisms; unenforced rights reduce to mere moral appeals, not genuine entitlements.
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    • 2.Institutional indifference creates power imbalances where wealthy or connected individuals can violate rights of the vulnerable with impunity, negating equal claim-rights.
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    • 3.If society recognizes rights as legitimate, consistency demands some institutional obligation to protect them, or the recognition itself becomes incoherent.
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