Law, Ethics and Philosophy (Sep 2015)
Globalization and Global Justice in Review
Abstract
Globalization connects everyone, from the world’s poorest slum dweller to the richest billionaire. Globalization and Global Justice starts by giving a new argument for the conclusion that coercive international institutions —whose subjects who are likely to face sanctions for violation of their rules— must ensure that everyone they coerce secures basic necessities like food, water and medicines. It then suggests that it is possible for coercive institutions to fulfill their obligations by, for instance, providing international aid and making free trade fair. This overview sketches the argument in the book’s first half, as which is the focus of the papers in the symposium.
