grows, so too does the legitimate role of political and legal institutions, and the libertarian case for radically limiting the scope and power of such institutions withers away. Libertarian theories of rights avoid generating an oppressive list of obligations through the employment of two crucial distinctions – the distinction between negative and positive rights and the distinction between general and special rights. Definition of minorities Minority rights advocacy groups often contend that such protections confer no special rights, and describe these laws instead as protecting equal rights, due to past conditions or legal privileges for specific groups. See also Civil Rights Homophobia "Homosexual agenda" Human rights Marriage Equality Prerogative rights Qualified immunity Potential Examples: Racial quota All-women shortlists References Political terminology Libertarian terms Equality rights Affirmative action Identity politics