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 Cosmopolitan Justiceby Darrel MoellendorfDec 30, 2001
DescriptionIncreasing global economic integration and recent military interventions in the name of human rights have forced questions of global justice into political discussions. Is the unequal distribution of wealth across the globe just? What's wrong with imperialism? Are the most indebted countries obligated to pay back their loans to international financial institutions? What, if any, restrictions may be placed on immigration? Is economic protectionism just? Does respecting state sovereignty prohibit intervening in the affairs of other states? May interventions which curtail human rights abuses be just? What is the moral basis of international law? Cosmopolitan Justice takes on these questions in the course of presenting a systematic account of global duties of justice. Many contemporary accounts of justice take its scope to be limited to the state. And, when attention is paid to international justice, the objects of moral concern are states. Moreover, there is a growing trend amongst political philosophers and theorists to argue that nationality presents a source of special moral duties. Cosmopolitan Justice argues against these views, and the book also provides a justification of global duties of justice, which are owed to all persons, regardless of their citizenship or nationality. The book applies this perspective to a number of international issues. Reviews"Cosmopolitan Justice is full of well-reasoned arguments. It is thorough and meticulously argued… It offers a compelling political ideal. It tackles matters of utmost importance… and it successfully integrates philosophical argument with empirical case studies." "This well-written study will primarily interest scholars and students of international political ethics." "Wide-ranging, sober, and clear." "A well-informed important work which carefully considers crucial issues that receive too little attention." "In Cosmopolitan Justice, Darrel Moellendorf seeks to defend the view that duties of justice are global in scope, and that these duties require adherence to general principles which include respect for civil and democratic rights and substantial social-economic egalitarianism. This is a very impressive work, impressive because of the scope of the work, impressive because of the quality of its arguments, and impressive because of its use of detailed examples. Moellendorf's work may well be the best discussion of global justice that I have read to date." "We surely do need something that goes beyond Rawl's state-centric morality of the peoples to a normative framework that takes seriously the duties of world citizens and the rights of non-compatriots as well as compatriots? Many of Moellendorf?s specific arguments are compelling and judgments made sensible." Selling TerritoryWorld |
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