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The Global Justice Reader

Edited by: Thom Brooks

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The Global Justice Reader is a first-of-its kind collection that brings together key foundational and contemporary writings on this important topic in moral and political philosophy.

• Brings together key foundational and contemporary writings on this important topic in moral and political philosophy
• Offers a brief introduction followed by important readings on subjects ranging from sovereignty, human rights, and nationalism to global poverty, terrorism, and international environmental justice
• Presents the writings of key figures in the field, including Thomas Hobbes, Immanuel Kant, John Rawls, Thomas Pogge, Peter Singer, and many others

TopTable of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

Section I: Sovereignty

Section II: Rights to Self-Determination

Section III: Human Rights

Section IV: Rawls's Law of Peoples

Section V: Nationalism and Patriotism

Section VI: Cosmopolitanism

Section VII: Global Poverty and International Distributive Justice

Section VIII: Just War

Section IX: Terrorism

Section X: Women and Global Justice

Section XI: International Environmental Justice

Bibliography

Index

TopAbout the Author

Thom Brooks is Reader in Political and Legal Philosophy at the University of Newcastle and founding editor of the Journal of Moral Philosophy. He is the author of Hegel's Political Philosophy (2007) and Punishment (2008), as well as editor of Rousseau and Law (2005), Locke and Law (2006), and co-editor of The Legacy of John Rawls (2005).