The study of Rights occupies a very important place in the discussion of political theory. Rights are regarded as a bedrock of democratic system. Their ideological development, their political, social and economic contents and implications and their legal status in the present day world is of paramount importance to political Theorists. Rights define the position of the Individual in a state. They offer a positive purpose to the state. Through them alone, the state promotes the general welfare of the society as a whole. The presence of the rights is a proof that the state exists for the individual not individual for the state. Rights virtually determine the status of a Political Civilization achieved by the state. A right is the claim by an individual or by a group or association which is allowed and confirmed by other individuals and other groups. Rights enrich an individual''s life. if there is an all round development of Individual life, the social life will automatically be enriched.