Sovereignty at the Crossroads? Morality and International Politics in the Post-Cold War Era

by Lugo, Luis E.; Boyle, Joseph; Cooper, Justin; Elshtain, Jean Bethke; Guroian, Vigen; Hare, John; Johnson, James Turner; Lumsdaine, David; Marshall, Paul; Philpott, Daniel; Skillen, James; Webster, Alexander; Weigel, George

• ISBN13: 9780847682157
• ISBN10: 0847682153
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-07-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Renewed ethnic and nationalist strife, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, rogue states that disregard elementary norms of international conduct, brutal regimes that torture their own citizens, the widespread use of terrorism, and other trends demonstrate the dangerous and unpredictable nature of international politics in the Post-Cold War Era. The prominent contributors to this edition reassess these problems from a moral-philosophical perspective in an effort to move beyond familiar ways of thinking. These insightful essays draw on a long and rich tradition of Christian political reflection to cast a moral light on international politics and to enrich public discourse on these pressing matters. Sovereignty at the Crossroads? is important reading for everyone concerned about the political stability, economic development, and ecological integrity of the post-cold war world. Sponsored by the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Ronald Wells
Introduction: State Sovereignty and International Morality in the Post-Cold War Era	ix
Luis Lugo
Part 1: Contexts
The State, Transnational Relations, and Justice: A Critical Assessment of Competing Paradigms of World Order	3	(34)
Justin Cooper
The Ambiguities of the Search for International Justice: A Response to Justin Cooper	29	(8)
Alberto Coll
On the Cusp of Sovereignty: Lessons from the Sixteenth Century	37	(34)
Daniel Philpott
Natural Law Before and After Sovereignty: A Response to Daniel Philpott	63	(8)
James Skillen
Kantian Ethics, International Politics, and the Enlargement of the Foedus Pacificum	71	(34)
John Hare
Moral Rationality and Particularity: A Response to John Hare	93	(12)
David Lumsdaine
Part 2: Cases
Identity, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination	105	(22)
Jean Bethke Elshtain
Nationalism, An Initially Non-Liberal Assessment: A Response to Jean Bethke Elshtain	119	(8)
Vigen Guroian
Humanitarian Intervention, Christian Ethical Reasoning, and the Just-War Idea	127	(26)
James Turner Johnson
Crusading for Humanity? A Response to James Turner Johnson	145	(8)
Alexander Webster
Universal Human Rights and the Role of the State	153	(34)
Paul Marshall
On the Importance of Natural Rights: A Response to Paul Marshall	177	(10)
Joseph Boyle
Conclusion
Idealism Without Illusions: Christian Morality and International Politics in the Post-Cold War Era	187	(20)
George Weigel
Index	207	(8)
About the Contributors	215