A liberal theory of international justice /

This book advances a novel theory of international justice that combines the orthodox liberal notion that the lives of individuals are what ultimately matter morally with the putatively antiliberal idea of an irreducibly collective right of self-governance. The individual and her rights are placed a...

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Main Author: Altman, Andrew, 1950-
Other Authors: Wellman, Christopher Heath
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book advances a novel theory of international justice that combines the orthodox liberal notion that the lives of individuals are what ultimately matter morally with the putatively antiliberal idea of an irreducibly collective right of self-governance. The individual and her rights are placed at center stage insofar as political states are judged legitimate if they adequately protect the human rights of their constituents and respect the rights of all others. Yet, the bookargues that legitimate states have a moral right to self-determination and that this right is inherently collective, i.
Physical Description:1 online resource (233 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-228) and index.
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