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- Title
A Lockean Theory of Territory.
- Authors
Nine, Cara
- Abstract
In this article I defend a straightforward application of Lockean property arguments to territorial rights. The article is divided into three parts. In the first part I explain the difference between two rights to land: property rights and territorial rights. In the second part I explain why an individualistic account of a Lockean theory of territory cannot be used to theorise about territorial rights. In the third part I defend a collectivist version of Lockean theory of territory. I argue that it is possible to apply directly Lockean principles regarding land use to territorial rights. I punctuate my defence with examples where Lockean principles are intuitively helpful in resolving conflicts over territorial rights.
- Subjects
PROPERTY rights; LOCKE, John, 1632-1704; TERRITORIAL jurisdiction; GEOGRAPHIC boundaries; APPLIED philosophy; ENGLISH philosophy; SEVENTEENTH century
- Publication
Political Studies, 2008, Vol 56, Issue 1, p148
- ISSN
0032-3217
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00687.x