Territorial Rights in Unoccupied Places with Margaret Moore

Margaret Moore, Professor in the Political Studies department at Queen’s University, will examine questions arising from the literature justifying collective rights over territory and also the limits of such rights. Many of these justifications appeal to the idea of place-related interests, which work well in places that are occupied by individuals and groups. But what could justify such rights in unoccupied places? What kinds of rights ought there to be in places that are unoccupied? Is it a libertarian free-for-all? If some kind of entity is justified to regulate or enforce rules in such places, what kind of entity is it and on what basis is it justified? What are its limits, and how should it be related to the existing international order, which is largely comprised of territorial states?

This event took place on October 9, 2020 in the  Buchanan Seminar Room, Department of Political Science, UBC.

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