Book Review – John Rawls on International Justice - Review of John Rawls, The Law of Peoples (Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press, 1999, Paper edition: $15.95 / £10.50 / €15.95 ISBN 0-674-00542-2). - Review of John Rawls —Collected Papers (Samuel Freeman ed., Cambridge, MA., Cambridge University Press, 1999, Paper edition: $26.95 / £17.95 / €26.95 (one world price) ISBN 0-674-00569-4)

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Kreide
Keyword(s):  
John Rawls ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
International Justice ◽  
Law Of Peoples ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
World Price ◽  
The Law ◽  
Paper Edition

Reconstructing Rawls's Law of Peoples

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 215-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Paden
Keyword(s):  
John Rawls ◽  
Recent Article ◽  
International Justice ◽  
Law Of Peoples ◽  
Theory Of Justice ◽  
Liberal Societies ◽  
Original Argument ◽  
The Law

In his recent article “The Law of Peoples,” John Rawls attempts to develop a theory of international justice. Paden contrasts “The Law of Peoples” with Rawls's “A Theory of Justice,” reconstructing Rawls's new theory to be more consistent with the earlier work. Paden finds Rawls's new theory inadequate in its response to communitarian criticisms, those that advocate a different theory of good than that of liberal societies. Paden goes back to “A Theory of Justice” to state that all societies seek one good, that is, the protection of their just institutions. In so doing, he provides a more expansive view of the interests of societies, which, he argues, is more consistent with “A Theory of Justice” than “The Law of Peoples,” yet avoids the flaws identified in the original argument.

The Law of Peoples and Global Justice: Beyond the Liberal Nationalism of John Rawls

Human Affairs ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Hrubec
Keyword(s):  
Social Contract ◽  
John Rawls ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
International Justice ◽  
Law Of Peoples ◽  
Liberal Nationalism ◽  
The Law ◽  
Principles Of Justice ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

The Law of Peoples and Global Justice: Beyond the Liberal Nationalism of John RawlsThe paper deals with the relation of a theory of international justice, specifically John Rawls's philosophy of the law of peoples, and a theory of global justice. In the first part, the paper outlines Rawls's main theses on the international conception of the law of peoples. The second part concerns a problem found in segments of Rawls's theory, specifically his concept of a social contract—contractualism. This problem inadequately approaches the relationship between the individual and the community. The third part deals with the inconsistent points in Rawls's theory contained in part two, i.e. his principles of justice selected with the aid of social contract. In the fourth part, the paper concentrates on the consequences of these limitations for a socially distributive dimension of justice or as an approach for dealing with disproportionate global inequalities. The last part formulates the causes of the limitations of Rawls's theory of international justice and points out the need for a global justice which is socially and inter-culturally considerate.

scholarly journals Ideal and nonideal theory: A conceptual overview

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-173
Author(s):  
Milica Trifunovic
Keyword(s):  
John Rawls ◽  
Ideal Theory ◽  
Nonideal Theory ◽  
Law Of Peoples ◽  
Theory Of Justice ◽  
Conceptual Clarification ◽  
The Law ◽  
Conceptual Overview

The article gives conceptual clarification on a distinction between ideal and nonideal theory by analyzing John Rawls? theory as presented in his books ?A Theory of Justice? and ?The Law of Peoples.? The article tries to show the importance of ideal theory, while at the same time pointing out that the distinction, ideal and nonideal, needs further qualification. Further, the article also introduces the distinction of normative and descriptive into ideal and consequently nonideal theory. Through this four-fold distinction it is easier to establish the function of each theory and the separation of work-fields between philosophers, politicians and lawyers.

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