Considerations of legal pluralism and human rights do not go readily hand in hand – on the face of it they appear to have different core concerns and motivations, with the former being conceptual in character while the latter is normative (Provost & Sheppard 2012: 1). This panel challenges this alleged incompatibility, and proceeds on...
Tag: <span>Alex Green</span>
The Puzzle of States and their Territory
No state can emerge without territory. However, only states (and some similar entities) possess territorial title. This creates a puzzle: statehood cannot emerge only in response to the rights that it grounds. Maybe the capacity to possess title is a consequence of statehood, whilst control of territory is one of its antecedents? This achieves consistency...