National Rights, International Obligations

by Caney,Simon

• ISBN13: 9780813329505
• ISBN10: 0813329507
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-02-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Nationalism is once again rising and spreading. Nationlist movements are active throughout the world, demanding political recognition of their nations' identity. Yet the current revival of nationalism has taken place alongside claims that nation-states are becoming obsolete in an increasingly globalized world. In addition, now perhaps more than ever, people are conscious of humanity as a whole and are ready to take seriously the international dimensions of morality.In this collection of timely essays, distinguished moral and political philosophers examine issues raised by the competing claims of nationhood and internationalism from a variety of perspectives, and defend a variety of answers. Questions discussed include: Is humanity really divided into nations or are nations invented by nationalists? Does a nation have the right to be self-determining? If so, must each nation form a separate and sovereign state? Do our obligations stop at national boundaries? Do we not have obligations to human beings as such? Why then should we be less concerned about "foreigners" than about our compatriots? Can we be concerned for social justice within societies yet not across the world as a whole? If we embrace ideas of human rights and global obligations, how do we establish what those rights and obligations actually are? Is it proper, plausible, or practical to aspire to such universal moral principles in a world characterized by national diversity and cultural difference?

Author Biography

Simon Caney, David George, and Peter Jones are members of the Department of Politics at the University of Newcastle. Simon Caney, David George, and Peter Jones are members of the Department of Politics at the University of Newcastle. Simon Caney, David George, and Peter Jones are members of the Department of Politics at the University of Newcastle.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
About the Editors and Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 11
National Identity and National Self-Determination	p. 13
Notes	p. 31
Conclusion	p. 31
What Place for Nationalism in the Modern World?	p. 34
Notes	p. 51
What is Nationality, and is There a Moral Right to National Self-Determination?	p. 53
Notes	p. 68
The Skeleton in the Cupboard: Nationhood, Patriotism and Limited Loyalties	p. 69
Conclusion	p. 80
Notes	p. 81
Reconstructing the Landscape of Imagination	p. 85
Notes	p. 99
National Obligations: Political, Cultural or Societal?	p. 102
Introduction	p. 102
Individuals, Nations and Obligations	p. 119
Conclusion	p. 133
Notes	p. 134
Territorial Justice	p. 139
Notes	p. 147
Environmental Rights and National Sovereignty	p. 149
Introduction	p. 149
Conclusion	p. 161
Notes	p. 163
Introduction	p. 166
Cultural Pluralism, Universal Principles and International Relations Theory	p. 166
Conclusion	p. 178
Notes	p. 179
International Human Rights: Philosophical or Political?	p. 183
Conclusion	p. 199
Notes	p. 200
Index	p. 205
About the Book	p. 214
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