Justice Beyond Borders examines which political principles should
govern global politics. It explores the ethical issues that arise at
the global level and addresses questions such as: Are there universal
values? If so, what are they? What human rights, if any, are there?
Are there global principles of distributive justice? Should there be a
system of supra-state institutions? Is national self-determination
defensible? When, if ever, may political regimes wage war? Is
humanitarian intervention justified? Justice Beyond Borders outlines
and defends an egalitarian liberal brand of cosmopolitanism to address
these questions. It maintains that there are universal principles. It
argues, moreover, that these include universal civil and political
human rights. It also defends the application of global principles of
distributive justice. On this basis, it argues for a system of
supra-state political institutions to further promote these universal
principles of justice. Having set out principles of ideal theory, it
then examines what principles should apply when injustices are
committed. To do this it examines when political regimes may wage war
and when they may engage in intervention. It thereby draws on
cosmopolitan principles to derive and defend a cosmopolitan conception
of just war and humanitarian intervention. To arrive at these
conclusions, Justice Beyond Borders engages in a sustained analysis of
the competing arguments on all the above issues, examining the
arguments of nationalists, realists, and those who affirm the ideal of
a society of states. It does so by exploring and integrating the work
of philosophers, political theorists, and international relations
scholars. It illustrates its ethical argument and theoretical analysis
with empirical examples. Furthermore, Justice Beyond Borders argues
that the issues examined in the book cannot be adequately treated in
isolation from each other but must be treated as an interlinked whole.
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ISBN
9780191522109
Publisert
2020
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OUP Oxford
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Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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