Additionally, with her doctrine of rights, Rand fails to explain by what authority others should respect the rights of others, if they are more powerful and it’s in their interests not to do so. The precepts of the natural law were binding because God commanded them. The laws of the land are binding because the Government commands them. With Objectivism, all you have that is the authority of the individual and in a social context, that’s impotent outside of social consent.