National rights, international obligations
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National rights, international obligations
Westview Press, 1996
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A collection of essays presented at a Colloquium on national rights and international obligations held at the University of Newcastle in Jan. 1995
Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780813329383
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Essays by a group of political philosophers who discuss the moral status of nations and their alleged rights of self-determination. They also examine the tensions between national rights and international justice, and the problem of reconciling global norms with national and subnational cultures.
Table of Contents
- National identity and national self-determination, David George
- what place for nationalism in the modern world?, Neil MacCormick
- what is nationality, and is there a moral right to national self-determination?, John Charvet
- the skeleton in the cupboard - nationhood, patriotism and limited loyalties, Margaret Canovan
- reconstructing the landscape of imagination, Yael Tamir
- national obligations - political, cultural or societal?, Paul Gilbert
- individuals, nations and obligations, Simon Caney
- territorial justice, Hillel Steiner
- environmental rights and national sovereignty, Helen Batty and Tim Gray
- cultural pluralism, universal principles and international-relations theory, Chris Brown
- international human rights - philosophical or political?, Peter Jones.
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Nationalism is once again rising and spreading. Nationlist movements are active throughout the world, demanding political recognition of their nations' identity. Yet the current revival of nationalism has taken place alongside claims that nation-states are becoming obsolete in an increasingly globalized world. In addition, now perhaps more than ever, people are conscious of humanity as a whole and are ready to take seriously the international dimensions of morality.In this collection of timely essays, distinguished moral and political philosophers examine issues raised by the competing claims of nationhood and internationalism from a variety of perspectives, and defend a variety of answers. Questions discussed include: Is humanity really divided into nations or are nations invented by nationalists? Does a nation have the right to be self-determining? If so, must each nation form a separate and sovereign state? Do our obligations stop at national boundaries? Do we not have obligations to human beings as such? Why then should we be less concerned about foreigners" than about our compatriots? Can we be concerned for social justice within societies yet not across the world as a whole? If we embrace ideas of human rights and global obligations, how do we establish what those rights and obligations actually are? Is it proper, plausible, or practical to aspire to such universal moral principles in a world characterized by national diversity and cultural difference?
Table of Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- National Identity and National Self-Determination -- What Place for Nationalism in the Modern World? -- What Is Nationality, and Is There a Moral Right to National Self-Determination? -- The Skeleton in the Cupboard: Nationhood, Patriotism and Limited Loyalties -- Reconstructing the Landscape of Imagination -- National Obligations: Political, Cultural or Societal? -- Individuals, Nations and Obligations -- Territorial Justice -- Environmental Rights and National Sovereignty -- Cultural Pluralism, Universal Principles and International Relations Theory -- International Human Rights: Philosophical or Political?
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