A political theory of territory / Margaret Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Margaret (Professor in Political Theory), author.

Series:

Oxford political philosophy.

Oxford Political Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Territory, National--Philosophy.

Territory, National.

Jurisdiction, Territorial--Philosophy.

Jurisdiction, Territorial.

State, The--Philosophy.

State, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 263 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title offers a political self-determination theory of territory. Territorial disputes are at the centre of some of the most intractable controversies facing us today but it is also one of the most under-theorised concepts that we rely on. Most work in political philosophy, international relations, political science, and law take for granted the territorial imperative (that we need states, and states are necessarily territorial); yet, this book argues, territory itself requires a defence.

Contents:

1. Why do we need a Political Theory of Territory?

2. What is Territory? conceptual analysis and justificatory burdens.

3. Foundations of a Theory of Territory: Individual Moral Rights of Residency, Collective Moral Rights of Occupancy and a People's Rights of Self-determination.

4. Non-Statist Theories of Territory

5. Functionalist/Statist Theories of Territory

6. Heartlands, Contested Areas Secession, and Boundaries

7. Corrective Justice and the Wrongful Taking of Land, Territory and Property

8. Territorial Rights and Natural Resources

9. Territorial Rights and Rights to control Borders/Immigration

10. The Right to Territorial Integrity and the Legitimacy of the Use of Force.

11. Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-084579-1

0-19-026636-8

0-19-022226-3

0-19-022225-5

OCLC:

904012137