The law of peoples extends the idea of a social contract to the society of peoples and lays out the general principles that can and should be accepted as the standard for regulating a societys behavior toward another. By the law of peoples 1 i mean a particular political conception of right and justice that applies to the principles and norms of international law and practice. Pdf the law of peoples, distributive justice, and migrations. John rawlsis considered the most important theorist of justice in much of western europe and the englishspeaking world more generally. I shall use the term society of peoples to mean all those peoples who follow the ideals and principles of the law of peoples in their mutual relations. In other words, they are principles governing the relations among international actors, and those actors are aggregates of individuals, not individuals themselves. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books. Enter your county and the type of service you need. This volume examines rawlss theory of international justice as worked out in his last and perhaps most controversial book, the law of peoples. The law of peoples extends the idea of a social contract to the society of peoples and lays out the general principles that can and should be accepted as the standard for. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. The law of peoples houston journal of international law.
But equally not all regimes can be reasonably required to be liberal. It contains new and stimulating essays, some sympathetic, others critical, written by preeminent theorists in the field. The principles chosen for the law of peoples are those which govern the interactions of a people, as a unit, with other peoples, each as a unit. Law books our free online law books provide students with a unique view on the subject of evidence, proof and justice. In the law of peoples, he attempts a parallel feat for global society. Call or chat with a lawyer about your civil legal matter, at no cost. He tries to spell out a law of peoples that both liberal and nonliberal peoples can agree upon to govern their international relations. Or click here to see all providers in the directory. The law of peoples john rawls harvard university press.
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