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Peace, justice and international order : decent peace in John Rawls' The law of peoples /

John Rawls' The Law of Peoples has been criticized for not being sufficiently realistic or for being too tolerant towards non-liberal ideas and thus insufficiently liberal. Genuine and valuable contributions to questions of international peace and justice have been overshadowed by these critiqu...

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Main Authors: Förster, Annette (Author)
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Rawls, John, > 1921-2002. > Law of peoples.
International relations > Philosophy.
Peace.
Justice.
International law > Philosophy.
Summary: John Rawls' The Law of Peoples has been criticized for not being sufficiently realistic or for being too tolerant towards non-liberal ideas and thus insufficiently liberal. Genuine and valuable contributions to questions of international peace and justice have been overshadowed by these critiques. Peace, Justice and International Order offers a new approach to Rawls' international theory, contributes to the discourse on international peace and justice and bridges a gap between Rawls' theory and the reality of international relations. By exploring reference points to the international realm in identifying decent peoples, exploring the principles of fair international cooperation and the Society of Peoples as an international institution, and introducing the idea of a 'decent peace', it substantiates the path Rawls draws for a just and stable peace as a model for international relations.--Back cover.
Carrier Form: xv, 185 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-180) and index.
ISBN: 9781137452658 :
113745265X
Index Number: JZ1242
CLC: D81
Call Number: D81/F733
Contents: Practical relevance of a realistic Utopia -- Why peoples, not states : why states, not peoples -- A typology of political regimes -- International justice and the principles of the law of peoples -- The society of peoples : a union of well-ordered societies? -- Decent peoples and the real world -- Decent peace in The law of peoples and beyond -- Peace, justice and international order : a conclusion.

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