# Natural Rights and the Moral Foundations of Libertarianism, Part 2

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/natural-rights-and-the-moral-foundations-of-libertarianism-part-2>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** February 3, 2016

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After discussing some implications of early works on international law for libertarian theory, Smith concludes with a defense of Ayn Rand’s theory of rights.

[Originally published in essay form on June 4, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/natural-rights-moral-foundations-libertarianism-part-2)

_Narrated by Terence West._