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The Right of Necessity

Moral Cosmopolitanism and Global Justice

by Postdoctoral Research Fel Mancilla Alejandra

  • Hardback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield International
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

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Does a basic human right to subsistence in turn mean that the needy are morally permitted to take and use other people's property to get out of their plight? Should we respect the exercise of this right of necessity in a variety of scenarios - from street pickpocketing and petty theft to illegal squatting and immigration? In this concise and accessible book, Alejandra Mancilla addresses these complex and controversial moral questions. The book presents a historical account of the concept of the right of necessity - from the Medieval writings of Christian canonists and theologians to eighteenth century natural law theory. The author then goes on to propose some jointly sufficient conditions for its exercise, grounded in a minimal conception of basic human rights. She confronts the main objections that may be posed against this principle and ultimately concludes that the exercise of this right should be considered as a trigger to secure a minimum threshold of welfare provisions for everyone, everywhere.
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  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Rowman & Littlefield International

  • Published

    July 2016

  • Weight

    377g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781783485857

  • ISBN-10

    178348585X

  • Eden Code

    4649287

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