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Libertarian Natural Rights, Siegfried Van Duffel Dec 2004

Libertarian Natural Rights, Siegfried Van Duffel

Siegfried Van Duffel

Libertarianism relies on a natural rights theory, which takes the idea of individual sovereignty as basic. The theory is flawed because it cannot ground an obligation for different sovereigns to respect each other's sovereignty.

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