The moral standing of the state in international politics : a Kantian account / Milla Emilia Vaha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vaha, Milla Emilia, author.

Series:

Political philosophy now.

Political philosophy now

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, England : University of Wales Press, [2021]

Summary:

States are powerful actors in world politics, and we wish to hold them accountable - especially when they violate the rights of their people. By benefitting from Immanuel Kant's philosophy, this book explores the requirements to and consequences of holding states as responsible agents in a morally imperfect world.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Note on References and Translations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Moral Standing Problem in the Study of World Politics

2. Kant and the Metaethical Conception of the State

3. As to What Relations among Human Beings and States Ought to Be

4. Rights and Duties of the State

5. Order and Justice in the World of Imperfect States

6. On Contested Continuity of States

Conclusions

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78683-787-0