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Principle

Property and rent

We aim to protect legitimate property while distinguishing it from natural or monopoly rents and from forms of control that constrain other people’s freedom.

The proposal

Legitimate property is protected, but it must be distinguished from natural or monopoly rent and from forms of systemic control that are incompatible with the other principles.

How to read it

Sources identify relevant rights, methods, findings or precedents. They do not automatically establish the full World4Humans formulation. Where the project makes its own choice, that choice remains open to criticism and revision.

Sources and literature

Authority
World4Humans proposal informed by external precedents.
Relationship
External literature overlaps in part; the cited sources do not establish the full World4Humans proposition.

Cited publications

  • ILO, 2022

    International Labour Organization. 2022. Resolution concerning decent work and the social and solidarity economy. https://www.ilo.org/resource/record-decisions/ilc/110/resolution-concerning-decent-work-and-social-and-solidarity-economy

  • UNCITRAL, 2004–2021

    UNCITRAL. Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law, current consolidated guide. https://uncitral.un.org/en/texts/insolvency/legislativeguides/insolvency_law

  • WIPO, s.d.

    World Intellectual Property Organization. IP Policies for Universities and Research Institutions (web resource, no publication year stated). https://www.wipo.int/en/web/technology-transfer/ip-policies

  • OECD, 2026

    OECD. 2026. Product Market Regulation indicators and documentation. https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/product-market-regulation.html

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