International law and global justice: On recent inquiries into the dark side of economic globalization

Global economic justice as a topic of moral philosophy and international law is back on the intellectual agenda and figures prominently in feuilletons, blogs and academic publications. A wave of recent studies by both international lawyers and moral philosophers on the dark side of economic globaliz...

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Published in:European journal of international law 2015-02, Vol.26 (1), p.279-293
Main Author: Bernstorff, J. v.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ECONOMICS
GLOBALISATION
Globalization
International law
Justice
Lawyers
LEGAL PROFESSION
Morality
PHILOSOPHY
Political science
Studies
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Summary:Global economic justice as a topic of moral philosophy and international law is back on the intellectual agenda and figures prominently in feuilletons, blogs and academic publications. A wave of recent studies by both international lawyers and moral philosophers on the dark side of economic globalization and the role of international law in this context is as such a remarkable phenomenon. The essay engages with diverging scholarly perspectives on global justice and international law as represented in the four volumes under review. Three substantive questions structure the non-comprehensive sketch of the global justice debate: (i) Is the current international economic order unjust? (ii) Can existing international legal rules and institutions be transformed or developed into a more just economic order? (iii) What is the potential role of international lawyers in this context?
ISSN:0938-5428
1464-3596
DOI:10.1093/ejil/chv012