Ethics, Justice and International Relations - 9780415232746

Taylor & Francis

Ethics, Justice and International RelationsConstructing an International Community\nAuthor(s): Peter Sutch\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415232746, 978-0415232746\nSynopsis\nThis topical and timely book critically explores contemporary liberal international relations theory. In the fifty years since the declaration of human rights, the language of international relations has come to incorporate the language of justice and injustice. The book argues that if justice is to become the governing principle of international politics, then liberals must recognise that their political preferences cannot be the preconditions of global ethics. The hierarchy of international political ethics must be constructed afresh so that the first principles of justice are accessible to all agents as political and ethical equals.\nThis book will be essential reading for students and scholars in politics, international relations, poli.