rights of man

Human rights:

Identity, life, autonomy – self-determination of name, family, ethnicity, faith; preservation of individual existence; personal authority over one’s being, body and mind. Without human rights, one cannot be a human. 

Civil rights:

Liberty, process, equality – ability to associate freely, travel, speak; subject to established protocols of justice; application of law equally unto all. Without civil rights, one cannot be a citizen. 

Financial rights:

Property, profit, perpetuity – power to possess exclusively real and intangible goods; asymmetric trade to increase accrual; assignation of ownership to future co-parties. Without financial rights, one cannot be a player.

Digital rights:

Safety, access, security – assurance digital systems will not harm real persons; ability of all to participate in the world wide web; protection of data from theft, vandalism. Without digital rights, one cannot be an entity. 

Rights of man, once construed, may not be abridged, annulled, or abolished – they may be only upheld, or violated.

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