Summer 2014 (28.2)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
This issue features essays by Roger Berkowitz on "Drones and the Question of 'The Human'" and Alan Sussman on the philosophical foundations of human rights; a special centennial roundtable on "The Future of Human Rights" featuring Beth A. SimmonsPhilip Alston, James W. Nickel, Jack Donnelly, and Andrew Gilmour;  a review essay by Jens Bartelson on empire and sovereignty; and book reviews by Dale Jamieson, Tom Bailey, and Simon Cotton.

ESSAYS

Drones and the Question of "The Human"
Roger Berkowitz

Why Human Rights Are Called Human Rights [Full text]
Alan Sussman

ROUNDTABLE: THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The Future of the Human Rights Movement
Beth A. Simmons

Against a World Court for Human Rights
Philip Alston

What Future for Human Rights?
James W. Nickel

State Sovereignty and International Human Rights
Jack Donnelly

The Future of Human Rights: A View from the United Nations
Andrew Gilmour

REVIEW ESSAY

From Empire to Sovereignty—and Back?
Jens Bartelson

REVIEWS [Full text]

Climate Matters: Ethics in a Warming World
John Broome
Review by Dale Jamieson

Global Justice and Avant-Garde Political Agency
Lea Ypi
Review by Tom Bailey

Fairness in Practice: A Social Contract for a Global Economy
Aaron James
Review by Simon Cotton

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