Resource Domains

• Main Author: Nine, Cara
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198833628.003.0004

Nine’s theory of use-rights focuses on the physical act of incorporation. Multiple agents can claim use-rights to the same resource domain/system when the resources are physically incorporated into the way agents pursue plans or interests. Examples include using rivers for irrigation and the Antarctic ice sheet to regulate worldwide meteorological systems. The “enough and as good” proviso holds that legitimate acquisition of exclusive claims to resources requires compensating users who will no longer be able to use the required resources. Where circumstances make this difficult or impossible, property rights can only be legitimate where users and property rights holders share a legitimate political jurisdiction. This version of the sustainability proviso is derived from the principle of sociability. A system of rights over resources must ensure sustainable management of ecosystems and resources to support the capacity of current or future generations to live together sociably in the area.