Justice, Legitimacy, and Self-Determination: Moral Foundations for International Law

by Allen Buchanan

Book Overview

This book articulates a systematic vision of an international legal system grounded in the commitment to justice for all persons. It provides a probing exploration of the moral issues involved in disputes about secession, ethno-national conflict, "the right of self-determination of peoples," human rights, and the legitimacy of the international legal system itself. Buchanan advances vigorous criticisms of the central dogmas of international relations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198295359
• ISBN13: 9780198295358
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.3" x 6.4"