Christopher Heath Wellman is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He works in ethics, specializing in political and legal philosophy. His previous books include A Theory of Secession (2005); (with John Simmons) Is There a Duty to Obey the Law? (2005); (with Andrew Altman) A Liberal Theory of International Justice (OUP, 2009); and (with Phillip Cole) Debating the Ethics of Immigration: Is There a Right to Exclude? (OUP, 2011).

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Associative Allegiances and Political Obligations ; Chapter Two: Relational Facts in Liberal Theory: Is There Magic in the Pronoun "My"? ; Chapter Three: Toward a Liberal Theory of Political Obligation ; Chapter Four: Political Obligation and the Particularity Requirement ; Chapter Five: A Defense of Secession and Political Self-Determination ; Chapter Six: The Truth in the Nationalist Principle ; Chapter Seven: Group Autonomy and State Sovereignty ; Chapter Eight: Responsibility: Personal, Corporate, Collective ; Chapter Nine: Immigration and Freedom of Association ; Chapter Ten: The Rights Forfeiture Theory of Punishment ; Chapter Eleven: Rights and State Punishment ; Index

These essays will engage anyone interested in issues of political obligation to the state and justice beyond borders. It is a collection I warmly recommend.

Christopher Heath Wellman is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He works in ethics, specializing in political and legal philosophy. His previous books include A Theory of Secession (2005); (with John Simmons) Is There a Duty to Obey the Law? (2005); (with Andrew Altman) A Liberal Theory of International Justice (OUP, 2009); and (with Phillip Cole) Debating the Ethics of Immigration: Is There a Right to Exclude? (OUP, 2011).

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Associative Allegiances and Political Obligations ; Chapter Two: Relational Facts in Liberal Theory: Is There Magic in the Pronoun "My"? ; Chapter Three: Toward a Liberal Theory of Political Obligation ; Chapter Four: Political Obligation and the Particularity Requirement ; Chapter Five: A Defense of Secession and Political Self-Determination ; Chapter Six: The Truth in the Nationalist Principle ; Chapter Seven: Group Autonomy and State Sovereignty ; Chapter Eight: Responsibility: Personal, Corporate, Collective ; Chapter Nine: Immigration and Freedom of Association ; Chapter Ten: The Rights Forfeiture Theory of Punishment ; Chapter Eleven: Rights and State Punishment ; Index

These essays will engage anyone interested in issues of political obligation to the state and justice beyond borders. It is a collection I warmly recommend.

Christopher Heath Wellman is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. He works in ethics, specializing in political and legal philosophy. His previous books include A Theory of Secession (2005); (with John Simmons) Is There a Duty to Obey the Law? (2005); (with Andrew Altman) A Liberal Theory of International Justice (OUP, 2009); and (with Phillip Cole) Debating the Ethics of Immigration: Is There a Right to Exclude? (OUP, 2011).

• Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Associative Allegiances and Political Obligations ; Chapter Two: Relational Facts in Liberal Theory: Is There Magic in the Pronoun "My"? ; Chapter Three: Toward a Liberal Theory of Political Obligation ; Chapter Four: Political Obligation and the Particularity Requirement ; Chapter Five: A Defense of Secession and Political Self-Determination ; Chapter Six: The Truth in the Nationalist Principle ; Chapter Seven: Group Autonomy and State Sovereignty ; Chapter Eight: Responsibility: Personal, Corporate, Collective ; Chapter Nine: Immigration and Freedom of Association ; Chapter Ten: The Rights Forfeiture Theory of Punishment ; Chapter Eleven: Rights and State Punishment ; Index

These essays will engage anyone interested in issues of political obligation to the state and justice beyond borders. It is a collection I warmly recommend.