This volume examines the views of seven prominent ethical traditions on the making and unmaking of boundaries.

1. Introduction Allen Buchanan and Margaret Moore; Part I. The Jewish Tradition: 2. Making and unmaking the boundaries of the Holy Land Menachem Lorberbaum; 3. Man-made boundaries and man-made holiness in the Jewish tradition Daniel Statman; Part II. The Confucian Tradition: 4. The making and unmaking of boundaries: a contemporary Confucian perspective Daniel Bell; 5. Borders of our minds: territories, boundaries, and power in the Confucian tradition L. H. M. Ling; Part III. The Christian Tradition: 6. The Christian tradition Anthony Pagden; 7. Christianity and territorial right Reverend Oliver O'Donovan; Part IV. The Natural Law Tradition: 8. The making and unmaking of boundaries from the Natural Law perspective Richard Tuck; 9. Natural Law and the re-making of boundaries John Finnis; Part V. The Islamic Tradition: 10. Political boundaries and moral communities: an Islamic perspective Sohail H. Hashmi; 11. The unbounded law of God and territorial boundaries Khaled Abou El Fadl; Part VI. The Liberal Tradition: 12. The making and unmaking of boundaries: what liberalism has to say Allen Buchanan; 13. Liberalism and boundaries: a response to Allen Buchanan David Miller; Part VI. The International Law Tradition: 14. The making and unmaking of boundaries: international law Andrew Hurrell; 15. People and boundaries: an internationalized public law approach Benedict Kingsbury; Part VIII. Conclusion: 16. Overview Margaret Moore.