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Distributive justice and the harm principle
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O'Brian Jr., William E. (2009) Distributive justice and the harm principle. Working Paper. Coventry: Department of Law, University of Warwick. Warwick School of Law Research Paper Series (Number 2009/05).
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Abstract
This paper explores the implications of the Harm Principle, modified to accommodate recent criticisms by Arthur Ripstein, for theories of distributive justice. It concludes that the Principle leads to a left-libertarian theory of justice that is based not on egalitarianism but rather on considerations internal to the Harm 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: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
Series Name: | Warwick School of Law Research Paper Series | ||||
Publisher: | Department of Law, University of Warwick | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
Official Date: | 11 November 2009 | ||||
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Number: | Number 2009/05 | ||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
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