Essay:Property rights and human rights

Property rights and human rights are closely connected. Paul L. Poirot argues that property rights are even more important than human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights advocates a number of restrictions on economic freedom that interfere with property rights. For example, a requirement to give employees paid vacations diminishes the ability of the owner to money or a business to do with his property as he wishes. Libertarians have pointed out that free speech can only exist when property rights are protected.