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Spring 2012

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 27, Number 2

Categories: Law | Spring 2012

The Often Neglected Role of Property Rights in the Advancement of Human Rights

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise27(2),2012,43–62TheOftenNeglectedRoleofPropertyRightsintheAdvancementofHumanRightsGregoryM.Randolph*SouthernNewHampshireUniversityAbstractPrivatepropertyrightsareoftenviewedascontradictorytotheadvancementofhumanrightsbysocialcritics.However,supportersofthispositionfailtounderstandthecrucialroleofpropertyrightsinestablishinghumanrights.Thispaperexploreswhyhumanrightsarenonexistentintheabsenceofpropertyrights.Additionally,thispaperarguesthatpropertyrightshavebeendismissedbymanysocialcriticsbecauseofthetreatmentofpropertyrightsinacademiaandtheinflationoftheissuesthatareincludedashumanrights.Finally,therelationshipbetweenpropertyrightsandtheattainmentofothersocialgoalsisexamined.JELCodes:D23,P14,P48Keywords:Propertyrights;HumanrightsI.IntroductionHumanrightshavereceivedagreatdealofinvestigationandattentionthroughoutmodernhistory.Despitetheeffortsofmanygroupsandindividuals,humanrightsabusescontinuetoplagueindividualsinmanyareasthroughouttheworld.NumerousorganizationssuchasHumanRightsWatchandcommitteesoftheUnitedNationshaveattemptedtoidentify,publicize,andaddresshumanrightsissuesacrosstheworld.Aseconomicwealthhasincreasedinmanycountriesthroughouttheworld,theresourcesandeffortsdevotedtohumanrightsissueshaveincreaseddramaticallyinrecentdecades.However,academics,policymakers,andothershavebeenunabletosuccessfullymitigatehumanrightsviolationsdespitethemassiveimportanceofhumanrightsissuesandthecontinuouslyincreasing*Thisarticlewasawardedthirdplaceinthe2008SirJohnM.TempletonFellowshipEssayContestthroughtheIndependentInstitute.Iwouldliketothankparticipantsatasessionofthe2009AssociationofPrivateEnterpriseEducationAnnualConferenceforvaluablecomments.43

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Title	The Often Neglected Role of Property Rights in the Advancement of Human Rights
Authors/Creators:	Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University
Year:	2012
Volume:	27
Number:	2
Pages:	43 - 62
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Property rights, human rights, United Nations, social concerns, capitalism, Coase theorem, Rawls, Theory of Justice, positive law

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Randolph, Gregory M. / 2012. "The Often Neglected Role of Property Rights in the Advancement of Human Rights." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 27(2): 43-62.