Current Debates in Global Justice

by Brock, Gillian; Moellendorf, Darrel

• ISBN13: 9781402033476
• ISBN10: 1402033478
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The papers collected in this volume represent some of the finest recent work by political philosophers and political theorists in the area of global justice. Covering both theoretical and applied issues, these papers are distinguished by their exceptional quality. Moreover, they give the reader a sense both of the scope of the field as it is currently emerging and the direction that the debates seem to be taking. This anthology is essential reading for anyone serious about understanding the current pressing issues in Global Justice Studies. With contributions from: Richard Arneson, Charles Beitz, Luis Cabrera, Omar Dahbour, Robert Goodin, Dale Jamieson, John Lango, David Miller, Thomas Pogge, Sanjay Reddy, Mathias Risse, Gopal Sreenivasan, and James Sterba.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Cosmopolitanism and Global Justice

Real World Justice. David Miller, Against Global Egalitarianism

What We Owe to the Global Poor

The Role of Apparent Constraints in Normative Reasoning: A Methodological Statement and Application to Global Justice

Do Patriotic Ties Limit Global Justice Duties? Dale Jamieson, Duties to the Distant: Aid, Assistance, and Intervention in the Developing World

The Cosmopolitan Imperative: Global Justice Through Accountable Integration. Omar Dahbour, Three Models of Global Community

Toward an International Rule of Law: Distinguishing International Law-Breakers from Would-Be Law-Makers

Preventive Wars, Just War Principles, and the United Nations

Does the GATS Undermine Democratic Control over Health? James P. Sterba, Global Justice for Humans or for All Living Beings and What Difference It Makes.

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