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and he call these rights fundamental rights. This is not the case in the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". He sees the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" equivalent to "Animal Rights", since the rights enumerated in the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" are sometimes conflicting with each other and many of these rights are only valid insofar as legislation of the government is not contradicting it. Therefore, he sees rulers which are acting as masters of the "human" animals (i.e. "slaves") in the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights".
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Van Dun sees human rights as fundamentally different from the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". According to him when you have a right you have a right. Therefore, human rights are, e.g., the right of self-determination for one's own life, liberty and the products of one's liberty (property)
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With regard to copyrights, a praxeological NAP implies that the use of one's signature (as an expression of one's body as "means of action") could reasonably be considered more important than the physical freedom of exactly copying another person's signature with one's paper and
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reported on 8 June 2012, that between 1988 and 2000, Belgian scientists Van Dun and Marcel Javeau were paid by the tobacco lobby, through the group 'Associates for Research in the Science of Enjoyment' (ARISE). Van Dun responded in the Belgian
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insofar as individuals have full secession rights from the institutional framework that is making said positive law. It logically follows that no judge can be forced upon a person who is willing to search a lawful solution for any conflict.
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With regard to freedom of speech, a praxeological NAP could imply that it is unlawful for an individual to order an unlawful act, e.g. a general ordering a murder of someone willing to seek lawful solutions.
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that while indeed he gave two presentations for ARISE in which he presented his visions, he wasn't paid to do so and he never was a member of ARISE. However, the
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With regard to land encirclement, a praxeological NAP could imply a "freedom proviso" when the encircling land owner refuses to discuss a reasonable solution.
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interpretation of the NAP is not widely accepted within the libertarian community. For example,
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Against Libertarian Legalism (Frank van Dun in debate with Walter Block and Stephan Kinsella)
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rather than physical, because property is a "means of action". He thus claims
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Twee Belgische wetenschappers bewezen diensten aan tabakslobby
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contains a document that lists Van Dun as an "associate".
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theorist. He is associated with the law faculty of the
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Van Dun claims that the correct interpretation of the
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Frank van Dun

Antwerp
Contemporary philosophy
Western philosophy
School
Classical liberalism
University of Ghent
Mises Institute
Rothbard Institute
nl
Philosophy of law
Philosophy of human rights
users.ugent.be/~frvandun
Antwerp
philosopher of law
classical liberal
natural law
University of Ghent
Prize for Liberty
Libera!
argumentation ethics
non-aggression principle
praxeological
Walter Block
Le Soir
Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
Dutch 2008 PDF version
ISBN
90-72435-01-X

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