The discussion about rights is as old as modernity itself. In each era, their role is placed on a new basis and their content is redefined. So what does right mean? How effectively does it function? What is the reality of rights? At the threshold of the 21st century, the pursuit of new collective identities and the phenomenon of migration create a new framework for discussion, and rights are defined as human rights, without necessary connection to citizenship. The phenomenon of social exclusion, which coexists with the questioning of the welfare state, also raises questions about the concept of the state. No one would disagree that we are in the "era of rights," but to what reality do they correspond? How seriously are rights taken into account?
Today, the gap between the formal establishment of rights and their actual exercise is significant. This is precisely what this book examines. It attempts a comprehensive treatment of the subject that raises questions regarding the relationship between law and society from legal, political, administrative, and sociological perspectives.