Publication Date

2013

Journal

Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal

Abstract

Efficiency concerns generally take center stage in modern discussions of property's institutional foundations. But property's moral dimension has a far longer pedigree. Two of the ten commandments implicitly acknowledge the importance of property. "Thou shalt not steal" has no meaning in the absence of property ownership. Similarly, the command that "thou shalt not covet your neighbor's house" assumes that the house has an owner whose rights merit respect.

Volume

2

First Page

135

Last Page

158

Publisher

William & Mary Law School

Keywords

Torts, Human Rights Law

Disciplines

Human Rights Law | Law | Torts

Comments

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Property: Panel 4: Property's Moral Dimension

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