Homelessness And The Issue of Freedom
In this article the author explores the relationship between homelessness, the rules of public and private property, and the underlying freedom of those who are condemned by poverty to walk the streets and sleep in the open. The author focuses on the fundamental question of legal and moral philosoph...
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Constitutional Court of Georgia
2019-09-01
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| description | In this article the author explores the relationship between homelessness, the rules of public and private property, and the underlying freedom of those who are condemned by poverty to walk the streets and sleep in the open. The author focuses on the fundamental question of legal and moral philosophy: how should we think about homelessness, how should we conceive of it, in relation to a value like freedom? Some of the most fundamental and abstract principles of liberal value are at stake in any discussion of homelessness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d6b41624a984439b17c1207c454ebd62022-12-21T22:53:30ZengConstitutional Court of GeorgiaJournal of Constitutional Law2587-53292019-09-0112750Homelessness And The Issue of FreedomJeremy Waldron0New York UniversityIn this article the author explores the relationship between homelessness, the rules of public and private property, and the underlying freedom of those who are condemned by poverty to walk the streets and sleep in the open. The author focuses on the fundamental question of legal and moral philosophy: how should we think about homelessness, how should we conceive of it, in relation to a value like freedom? Some of the most fundamental and abstract principles of liberal value are at stake in any discussion of homelessness.https://constcourt.ge/files/2/Journal2019.1/Jeremy-Waldron-2019.1eng.pdfpovertyfundamental freedomhuman rightssocial rights |
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| title_short | Homelessness And The Issue of Freedom |
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| topic | poverty fundamental freedom human rights social rights |
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