
“The Dominion Theory Of Ownership” explores the concept of ownership and the rights individuals have vis-à-vis property. The right of dominion is the right of all persons to the wealth they create, and the concomitant right to deny access to all others to this property. The Dominion Theory Of Ownership argues The Right Of Dominion underpins all other rights and freedoms. Without the right to what we create, all other rights disappear and are rendered null and void. Obligations to others should not override personal ownership. Our duty to others ends where their entitlements begin. No one can turn our duty into their right. We do not help unless that help improves lives. The text highlights the importance of clear boundaries between personal rights and the entitlements of others. A clear and uncontestable title is essential to have productive and just societies but also before charity makes sense. If we have a duty to share that overrides our right to make a self-determination on under what conditions we help others, the impulse to charity is made null and void.