Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Human Rights and Status Egalitarianism
In this essay, Miller throws doubt on Allen Buchanan's claim that to understand the system of international legal human rights, we must acknowledge not only ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Justifying International Legal Human Rights
In this essay, Tomalty argues that Buchanan's alternative account of the justification of ILHRs is problematic. Rejecting the "Mirroring View" does not entail the irrelevance ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Human Rights: A Plea for Taking the Law and Institutions Seriously
Buchanan responds to some of the points made by each of the contributors to the symposium, making his case for taking international laws and institutions ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
On Constitutional Democracy and Robust International Law
This essay focuses on the tension between robust international law (RIL) and democratic constitutions. The author argues that Buchanan is broadly correct about the nature ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Are Moral Rights Necessary for the Justification of International Legal Human Rights?
Andrea Sangiovanni argues that the existence of an underlying moral right is a necessary part of any successful justification of an International Legal Human Right (...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
The Fragility of International Human Rights Law
In this essay, Zucca argues that some philosophers’ optimism about international human rights legal practice is misguided. He argues that human rights law is not ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Review Essay
The Lessons of Effective Altruism
In this essay, Rubenstein examines two recent books by Peter Singer and William MacAskill on the philosophy and philanthropic movement known as Effective Altruism (EA). ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Review
On War and Democracy by Christopher Kutz
There is a fundamental ethical dilemma confronting all democratic states: if they intervene in violence-ridden contexts, then they are readily accused of double standards. On ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Review
Taking Sides in Peacekeeping: Impartiality and the Future of the United Nations by Emily Paddon Rhoads
The norm of impartiality is pivotal to the United Nations’ activities in the areas of conflict resolution, mediation, peacekeeping, humanitarian action, and adjudication. In recent ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Review
The Planet Remade: How Geoengineering Could Change the World by Oliver Morton
In this book, Morton’s central question is whether solar geoengineering ought to be part of society’s climate policy portfolio. The author educates, illuminates, ...