Skip to content Skip to navigation
University of Warwick
  • Study
  • |
  • Research
  • |
  • Business
  • |
  • Alumni
  • |
  • News
  • |
  • About

University of Warwick
Publications service & WRAP

Highlight your research

  • WRAP
    • Home
    • Search WRAP
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse WRAP by Year
    • Browse WRAP by Subject
    • Browse WRAP by Department
    • Browse WRAP by Funder
    • Browse Theses by Department
  • Publications Service
    • Home
    • Search Publications Service
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse Publications service by Year
    • Browse Publications service by Subject
    • Browse Publications service by Department
    • Browse Publications service by Funder
  • Help & Advice
University of Warwick

The Library

  • Login
  • Admin

Distributive justice and the sovereignty principle

Tools
- Tools
+ Tools

O'Brian, William E., Jr. (2011) Distributive justice and the sovereignty principle. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Volume 31 (Number 1). pp. 1-21. doi:10.1093/ojls/gqq032

Research output not available from this repository, contact author.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ojls/gqq032

Request Changes to record.

Abstract

This article explores the implications of the Harm Principle, modified to accommodate recent criticisms by Arthur Ripstein, for theories of distributive justice. It concludes that the resulting Sovereignty Principle leads to a left-libertarian theory of justice that is based not on egalitarianism but rather on considerations internal to the Principle itself. This theory avoids criticisms of incoherence that have been rightly applied to other recent versions of left-libertarianism, and supports a requirement of substantial redistribution without necessarily precluding further redistribution for reasons other than those of justice.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
K Law [Moys] > KM Common Law, Public Law
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Criminal law -- Moral and ethical aspects, Criminal law -- Philosophy, Distributive justice, Law and ethics, Libertarianism
Journal or Publication Title: Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0143-6503
Official Date: 2011
Dates:
DateEvent
2011Published
Volume: Volume 31
Number: Number 1
Page Range: pp. 1-21
DOI: 10.1093/ojls/gqq032
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published

Data sourced from Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Repository staff actions (login required)

View Item View Item
twitter

Email us: wrap@warwick.ac.uk
Contact Details
About Us