Justification of Force in the Trans-Atlantic Debate: Towards a Moderate Institutionalist Cosmopolitanism

Starting from the trans-Atlantic divide on the issue of justification of force which became obvious after 9/11, it is argued that the differences between the Anglo-American and Continental-European standard arguments can be overcome by a moderate institutionalist cosmopolitanism. It combines a moder...

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Published in:Studies in Christian ethics
Main Author: Haspel, Michael 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2007
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Further subjects:B Internationalism
B International Law
B Cosmopolitanism
B Human Rights
B Peace
B institutionalism
B Just War
B international justice
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Summary:Starting from the trans-Atlantic divide on the issue of justification of force which became obvious after 9/11, it is argued that the differences between the Anglo-American and Continental-European standard arguments can be overcome by a moderate institutionalist cosmopolitanism. It combines a moderate institutionalist approach with a comprehensive concept of human rights and a moderate cosmopolitan stand on the issue of international distributive justice. If all three aspects are taken into account adequately in an ethical theory of international relations, both the Anglo-American traditions of just war theory and a radical Kantian legalism must be revised and common ground could be revealed.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946806075494