  The plebiscitary view also faces the criticism that it cannot defend the attribution of territorial rights to the particular group that seeks independence. Here, too, plebiscitary theorists might borrow from Stilz. In addition to the values of basic justice and collective self-determination, she places considerable emphasis on occupancy rights. On her view, a group must have occupancy rights to the particular territory over which they seek to claim sovereignty (Stilz 2019, ch. 2). Wellman has previously acknowledged that his position requires occupancy rights, but he has not yet elaborated on what these occupancy rights consist in. His view might be bolstered by emphasizing Stilz’s notion that occupancy rights are grounded in the importance of a region to the life-styles and culture of a group. Such an account of occupancy rights might be utilized to explain how the boundaries of the plebiscite on secession ought to be drawn.