Foundations of Natural Right (German: Grundlagen des Naturrechts nach Prinzipien der Wissenschaftslehre) is a philosophical text by the German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte and it was first published in 1797.
The relation of right relies on mutual recognition of rationality and consciousness by all parties involved.
Each conscious agent, Fichte thinks, should retain their own 'sphere of freedom' in which they are free from outside forces.
To combat coercion, Fichte suggests taking away any incentive to commit such a crime.
Namely, there must be a society that, whenever one attempts to commit a crime, the exact opposite of the criminal's intention will occur.