Papers by Reey Mbonge
In “The Tragedy of the Commons,” Garret Hardin outlines a number of social and ecological problem... more In “The Tragedy of the Commons,” Garret Hardin outlines a number of social and ecological problems associated with the common usage of resources. As he argues, the implications of eventual resource exhaustion leads to social ruin. In this paper, I demonstrate similarities with Friedrich Ratzel’s Lebensraum theory and advance Hardin’s considerations, scrutinizing his conclusion, of coercive statism as a solution, and instead offer anarchism as the best of possible solutions.
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Whereas the threat of punitive damages properly directed-viz resulting in personal tortious liabi... more Whereas the threat of punitive damages properly directed-viz resulting in personal tortious liability-may have the effect of deterring police misconduct, the doctrine of qualified immunity frustrates this aim of justice. This works begins with two accounts of instances of police misconduct in the United States, to illustrate the nature of the problem of a lack of personal accountability against police officers who act wrongfully. The rationale of delict and tort law, as a punitive means to deter wrongful behavior among private individuals, is effectively upended by this doctrine which precludes a wronged party from pursuing civil action, even where the merits of the claim are clear and irrefutable. This work examines of the history, development, and application of the doctrine across common law jurisdictions, citing caselaw from the origins of the doctrine in the United Kingdom, to its infrequent appearance in South African law, and its modern reconceptualization in United States law. This work ultimately reveals why the doctrine, as it is presently formulated and applied in the U.S. is antithetical to the ends of justice, thus setting out reasons why the doctrine must be immediately abolished. This work concludes advancing the argument that following South Africa's example, U.S. law ought to incorporate and protect the right to dignity, which would aid in preventing such abuses of power.
Academic and political afrocentrism has been marked by two great obstacles; its difficulty legiti... more Academic and political afrocentrism has been marked by two great obstacles; its difficulty legitimizing itself has led to deficiency in its ultimate aim, towards African solidarity. This paper critically examines the reasons underlying these obstacles, illuminating inconsistencies in how historians conceptualize African history compared to the rest of the world.
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Since the official close of colonialism, Africa has become a proving grounds for social and gover... more Since the official close of colonialism, Africa has become a proving grounds for social and governmental policies. Almost unanimously, people within the national boarders of each state have suffered as a direct result of poor policy implementation by their respective states. This treatise attempts to offer perspective on the seldom examined notions of anti-statist organisation, revealing the contemporary Westphalian-modeled African state is actually an anti- African construct. Thus, the polices implemented by several of these states have served only to perpetuate the same subjugation experienced by generations prior under colonialism. To remedy this situation, I propose an eventual implementation of antistatist policies which bear resemblance to the organisational mechanisms of various African acephalous segmentary communities, some of which have maintained their social structure for centuries and may be still be observed today. I further expand my argument for antistatism as a rational and ultimately necessary collective human aspiration.
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