Rights and state punishment. Relational facts in liberal political theory : is there magic in the pronoun 'my'? -- Toward a liberal theory of political obligation -- Political obligation and the particularity requirement -- A defense of secession and political self-determination -- The truth in the nationalist principle -- Group autonomy and state sovereignty -- Responsibility : personal, collective, corporate -- Immigration and freedom of association -- The rights forfeiture theory of punishment -- Rights and state punishment.
Summary:
"The twin questions at the heart of political philosophy are "Why may the state forcibly impose itself on its constituents?" and "Why must citizens obey the state's commands?" In Liberal Rights and Responsibilities, Christopher Heath Wellman offers original responses to these fundamental questions and then, building upon these answers, defends a number of distinctive positions concerning the rights and responsibilities individual citizens, separatist groups, and political states have regarding one another." -- Dust jacket flap.
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