Prsnhd s th stts f bng prsn. Dfnng prsnhd s cntrvrsl tpc n phlsphy nd lw nd s clsly td wth lgl nd pltcl cncpts f ctznshp, qlty, nd lbrty. ccrdng t lw, nly lgl prsn (thr ntrl r jrdcl prsn) hs rghts, prtctns, prvlgs, rspnsblts, nd lgl lblty.
Prsnhd cntns t b tpc f ntrntnl dbt nd hs bn qstnd crtclly drng th bltn f hmn nd nnhmn slvry, n dbts bt brtn nd n ftl rghts nd/r rprdctv rghts, n nml rghts ctvsm, n thlgy nd ntlgy, n thcl thry, nd n dbts bt crprt prsnhd, nd th bgnnng f hmn prsnhd. n th 21st cntry, crprt prsnhd s n xstng Wstrn cncpt; grntng nn-hmn ntts prsnhd, whch hs ls bn rfrrd t "prsnhd mvmnt", cn brdg Wstrn nd ndgns lgl systms.
Prcsss thrgh whch prsnhd s rcgnzd sclly nd lglly vry crss-cltrlly, dmnstrtng tht ntns f prsnhd r nt nvrsl. nthrplgst Bth Cnkln hs shwn hw prsnhd s td t scl rltns mng th Wr' ppl f Rndôn, Brzl. Brc Knft's stds f th Gbs ppl f Pp Nw Gn dpct cntxt n whch ndvdls bcm prsns ncrmntlly, gn thrgh scl rltns. Lkws, Jn C. Gdl hs ls xmnd th cnstrctn f prsnhd n Pp Nw Gn.