Kant on Property Rights and International Law
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Kant on Property Rights and International Law
In this Element, property rights and the territorial rights of states in Kant's legal theory provide a strong justification for the expansion of international law. Kant's theory of legal obligation states that a right to external things is only possible if it can genuinely bind all those on whom it must impose an external duty.
Argues that property rights and territorial rights provide a strong justification for international law in Kant's legal philosophy.
This Element argues that property rights and the territorial rights of states in Kant's legal theory provide a strong justification for the expansion of international law. Central to the argument is Kant's theory of legal obligation, according to which a right to external things is only possible if it can genuinely bind all those on whom it must impose an external duty.
Given the global scope of this legal obligation in Kant's account, it can only be achieved through the implementation of a shared international legal order regulated by a principle of reciprocity in external relations. Kant's conception of legal obligation thus requires us to leave the state of nature beyond domestic legal systems towards an international legal order.
The author also examines how the international legal order differs from a world state, and how it can be consistent with national legal systems.
Kant on Property Rights and International Law by Alice Pinheiro Walla provides an insightful exploration of these themes, emphasising the necessity for an international legal framework grounded in reciprocal relations.
Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781009644266
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: Worked examples or Exercises
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 255g
Pages: 82
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