Overview
- Systematic method of approaching international territorial disputes
- A set of orderly general guidelines for the evaluation and arbitration of territorial disputes
- Places the territorial issue at the head of the liberal-nationalist agenda
Part of the book series: Law and Philosophy Library (LAPS, volume 72)
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Liberal defences of nationalism have become prevalent since the mid-1980’s. Curiously, they have largely neglected the fact that nationalism is primarily about land. Should liberals throw up their hands in despair when confronting conflicting claims stemming from incommensurable national narratives and holy texts? Should they dismiss conflicting demands that stem solely from particular cultures, religions and mythologies in favour of a supposedly neutral set of guidelines? Does history matter? Should ancient injustices interest us today? Should we care who reached the territory first and who were its prior inhabitants? Should principles of utility play a part in resolving territorial disputes? Was John Locke right to argue that the utilisation of land counts in favour of its acquisition? And should Western style settlement projects work in favour or against a nation’s territorial demands? When and how should principles of equality and equal distribution come into play?
Territorial Rights examines the generic types of territorial claims customarily put forward by national groups as justification for their territorial demands, within the framework of what has come to be known as ‘liberal nationalism’. The final outcome is a multifarious theory on the ethics of territorial boundaries that supplies a workable set of guidelines for evaluating territorial disputes from a liberal-national perspective, and offers a common ground for discussion (including disagreement) and for the mediation of claims.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Territorial Rights
Authors: Tamar Meisels
Series Title: Law and Philosophy Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9262-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9540-5Published: 03 April 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9261-9Published: 11 December 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9262-6Published: 15 April 2009
Series ISSN: 1572-4395
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0315
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XII, 173
Topics: Philosophy of Law, Political Science, Ethics, Philosophy, general, Political Philosophy, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History