THE RIGHT TO REPAIR – OWNERSHIP AT ITS STRONGEST
JURISPRUDENTIAL UNDERPINNINGS OF THE RIGHT TO REPAIR ROOTS OF THE RIGHT TO REPAIR: THE THEORY IN FAVOUR The Right to Repair has gained traction in recent times, more so due to the COVID 19 linked lock-downs across the globe, and resultant collapse of small and medium businesses. We hear a lot of noise and ‘discussion’ as to its underpinnings in US legislation, and ecology friendly, and consumer welfare stance that governments are taking across the globe. Citizens, and interest groups all over are demanding its grant 1 by their governments, and this goes on to show that no one really knows the right’s origins, or its foundation. In order to understand the jurisprudence of the Right to Repair we need to take a step back and look at the concept of Ownership. As we all know, Ownership denotes the relation between a person and an object (the “Property”) forming the subject-matter of ownership. 2 It consists in a complex of rights, all...