Statutory rights are rights created by which source?

• A. Constitutions
• B. Statutes
• C. Common law
• D. Executive orders

Answer: (B)

Statutory rights are rights created by statutes—written laws enacted by a legislative body and codified in the legal code. This makes statutes the source for rights that are explicitly defined by law, such as protections passed through acts by the legislature. Constitutional rights, by contrast, are embedded in the constitution and protect fundamental freedoms regardless of ordinary statutes; common-law rights come from court decisions and evolving precedent; executive orders create or regulate rights within the scope of executive authority but are not statutes. So the source that creates statutory rights is the statutes themselves.