Natural and legal rights are two types of rights theoretically distinct according to philosophers and political scientists. Natural rights are rights not contingent upon the laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government, and therefore universal and inalienable. In contrast, legal rights are those bestowed onto a person by the law of a particular political and legal system, and therefore relative to specific cultures and governments.

Rättstrygghet, medborgarens säkerhet att få medborgerliga rättigheter tillgodosedda inom rättsväsendet.

Естествените права са набор от свободи, които в съвременността се смятат не за унаследими, а за неотменни и произхождащи от естеството на човека. Тези права не зависят от културата и управлението на държавата.