Rights defined by statute

• A. Constitutional rights
• B. Statutory rights
• C. Common law rights
• D. International rights

Answer: (B)

Rights defined by statute are created through laws enacted by the legislature. These are called statutory rights because the statute itself spells out the exact rights and the conditions under which they apply. They can be changed or repealed by later statutes, and their definitions and enforcement rely on the written text of the law.

This is different from constitutional rights, which come from a constitution and protect fundamental freedoms that typically can’t be easily overridden by ordinary laws. It also differs from common law rights, which grow out of court decisions and legal precedent rather than a written statute. International rights come from treaties and agreements between countries and may not automatically apply domestically unless implemented into domestic law.