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Resource curse, self-determination and immigration

This paper brings together discussions on international trade with resources and debates on immigration. Following Wenar’s analysis of resource curse, the aim is to challenge conventional view on immigration, that asserts the right of states to have discretional control over these policies. The right to self- determination and territorial rights are used as a basis for conventional view, and are thus protected in domestic context, while the same rights are violated by unjust “might makes right” trade rule in the international context which causes severe harm to people in these countries and benefits to citizens in affluent countries. This inconsistency in claiming right to self-determination and violating it in case of others presents challenge to moral plausibility of conventional view.

immigration, self-determination, resource trade, inconsistency

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