Erga omnes is a
Latin phrase which means "towards all" or "towards everyone". In legal terminology,
erga omnes rights or
obligations are owed
toward all. For instance a
property right is an
erga omnes entitlement, and therefore enforceable against anybody infringing that right. An
erga omnes right (a statutory right) can here be distinguished from a right based on
contract, unenforceable except against the contracting party.