by Prof. Charles Kambanda<\/p>\n
1. Whether or no the State retains absolute ownership of an individual\u2019s passport<\/strong><\/p>\n There are some things the generality of which the State owns. These include citizenship, passport and wealth. However, when the State grants any of these to an individual in accordance with the law, absent any real defense the State might have, the individual acquires ownership of that thing in its individuality\/particularity.<\/p>\n What the State owns is THE citizenship, The Passport, THE wealth. An individual then acquires A passport, citizenship and\/or wealth. Although we can touch and see a passport, ones citizenship or wealth, we cannot tough or see THE passport, THE citizenship, THE wealth\u2026 A country has only one passport. However, there are many passports in a country. Therefore, THE passport is metaphysical while \u201cA passport\u201d is real. The passport and \u201cA passport\u201d exist at different levels.<\/p>\n While the State owns \u201cTHE Passport\u201d, an individual owns \u201cA passport\u201d. While the State\u2019s ownership of THE passport is eternal, an individual\u2019s ownership of \u201cA passport\u201d is temporal.<\/p>\n