The Moral Purpose Of The State

Author : Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400823253

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This book seeks to explain why different systems of sovereign states have built different types of fundamental institutions to govern interstate relations. Why, for example, did the ancient Greeks operate a successful system of third-party arbitration, while international society today rests on a combination of international law and multilateral diplomacy? Why did the city-states of Renaissance Italy develop a system of oratorical diplomacy, while the states of absolutist Europe relied on naturalist international law and "old diplomacy"? Conventional explanations of basic institutional practices have difficulty accounting for such variation. Christian Reus-Smit addresses this problem by presenting an alternative, "constructivist" theory of international institutional development, one that emphasizes the relationship between the social identity of the state and the nature and origin of basic institutional practices. Reus-Smit argues that international societies are shaped by deep constitutional structures that are based on prevailing beliefs about the moral purpose of the state, the organizing principle of sovereignty, and the norm of procedural justice. These structures inform the imaginations of institutional architects as they develop and adjust institutional arrangements between states. As he shows with detailed reference to ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, absolutist Europe, and the modern world, different cultural and historical contexts lead to profoundly different constitutional structures and institutional practices. The first major study of its kind, this book is a significant addition to our theoretical and empirical understanding of international relations, past and present.

Author : Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0691027358

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This book seeks to explain why different systems of sovereign states have built different types of fundamental institutions to govern interstate relations. Why, for example, did the ancient Greeks operate a successful system of third-party arbitration, while international society today rests on a combination of international law and multilateral diplomacy? Why did the city-states of Renaissance Italy develop a system of oratorical diplomacy, while the states of absolutist Europe relied on naturalist international law and "old diplomacy"? Conventional explanations of basic institutional practices have difficulty accounting for such variation. Christian Reus-Smit addresses this problem by presenting an alternative, "constructivist" theory of international institutional development, one that emphasizes the relationship between the social identity of the state and the nature and origin of basic institutional practices. Reus-Smit argues that international societies are shaped by deep constitutional structures that are based on prevailing beliefs about the moral purpose of the state, the organizing principle of sovereignty, and the norm of procedural justice. These structures inform the imaginations of institutional architects as they develop and adjust institutional arrangements between states. As he shows with detailed reference to ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, absolutist Europe, and the modern world, different cultural and historical contexts lead to profoundly different constitutional structures and institutional practices. The first major study of its kind, this book is a significant addition to our theoretical and empirical understanding of international relations, past and present.

Author : Professor Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1400817668

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This book seeks to explain why different systems of sovereign states have built different types of fundamental institutions to govern interstate relations. Why, for example, did the ancient Greeks operate a successful system of third-party arbitration, while international society today rests on a combination of international law and multilateral diplomacy? Why did the city-states of Renaissance Italy develop a system of oratorical diplomacy, while the states of absolutist Europe relied on naturalist international law and "old diplomacy"? Conventional explanations of basic institutional practices have difficulty accounting for such variation. Christian Reus-Smit addresses this problem by presenting an alternative, "constructivist" theory of international institutional development, one that emphasizes the relationship between the social identity of the state and the nature and origin of basic institutional practices. Reus-Smit argues that international societies are shaped by deep constitutional structures that are based on prevailing beliefs about the moral purpose of the state, the organizing principle of sovereignty, and the norm of procedural justice. These structures inform the imaginations of institutional architects as they develop and adjust institutional arrangements between states. As he shows with detailed reference to ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, absolutist Europe, and the modern world, different cultural and historical contexts lead to profoundly different constitutional structures and institutional practices. The first major study of its kind, this book is a significant addition to our theoretical and empirical understanding of international relations, past andpresent.

Author : David George Ritchie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:601502228

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The moral function of the State, a paper by David George Ritchie Pdf

Author : Meshari Alruwaih
Publisher : International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Islam and world politics
ISBN : 9781565645561

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States Do Not Go to Heaven by Meshari Alruwaih Pdf

This book compares and contrasts Islamic worldviews and Western theoretical perspectives on international relations to suggest that a combination of the two could lead to a mutually beneficial redefinition of contemporary international relations utilizing Western theoretical tools and incorporating an Islamic perspective. Particular focus is given to the Islamic concept of istikhlaf as an ontological and normative foundation. The reasoning being that all man-made social arrangements on “earth”, as well as international society, should be considered a realm of istikhlaf. This allows for return to an eternal and critical first principle, linking all social roles to this principle, which is that man as designated by the Qur’an, is God’s khalifah or Vicegerent on earth. It’s a statement of great magnitude.

Author : N. W. Barber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192535689

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The Principles of Constitutionalism by N. W. Barber Pdf

In this follow-up volume to the critically acclaimed The Constitutional State, N. W. Barber explores how the principles of constitutionalism structure and influence successful states. Constitutionalism is not exclusively a mechanism to limit state powers. An attractive and satisfying account of constitutionalism, and, by derivation, of the state, can only be reached if the principles of constitutionalism are seen as interlocking parts of a broader doctrine. This holistic study of the relationship between the constitutional state and its central principles - sovereignty; the separation of powers; the rule of law; subsidiarity; democracy; and civil society - casts light on long-standing debates over the meaning and implications of constitutionalism. The book provides a concise introduction to constitutionalism and a detailed account of the nature and implications of each of the principles in question. It concludes with an examination of the importance of constitutional principles to the work of judges, legislators, and others involved in the operation and creation of the constitution. The book is essential reading for those seeking a definitive account of constitutionalism and its benefits.

Author : Leonard T. Hobhouse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317399643

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The Rational Good by Leonard T. Hobhouse Pdf

First published in 1921, this book explores the function of Reason in practical life. It considers whether there is a Rational, demonstrable, standard of values to which the actions of man and the institutions of society may be referred for judgement, and to what authority and power does it possess to influence the actual conduct of men and society.

Author : Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107292208

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Individual Rights and the Making of the International System by Christian Reus-Smit Pdf

We live today in the first global system of sovereign states in history, encompassing all of the world's polities, peoples, religions and civilizations. Christian Reus-Smit presents a new account of how this system came to be, one in which struggles for individual rights play a central role. The international system expanded from its original European core in five great waves, each involving the fragmentation of one or more empires into a host of successor sovereign states. In the most important, associated with the Westphalian settlement, the independence of Latin America, and post-1945 decolonization, the mobilization of new ideas about individual rights challenged imperial legitimacy, and when empires failed to recognize these new rights, subject peoples sought sovereign independence. Combining theoretical innovation with detailed historical case studies, this book advances a new understanding of human rights and world politics, with individual rights deeply implicated in the making of the global sovereign order.

Author : Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521546710

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The Politics of International Law by Christian Reus-Smit Pdf

Politics and law appear deeply entwined in contemporary international relations. Yet existing perspectives struggle to understand the complex interplay between these aspects of international life. In this path-breaking volume, a group of leading international relations scholars and legal theorists advance a new constructivist perspective on the politics of international law. They reconceive politics as a field of human action that stands at the intersection of issues of identity, purpose, ethics, and strategy, and define law as an historically contingent institutional expression of such politics. They explain how liberal politics has conditioned modern international law and how law â€~feeds back' to constitute international relations and world politics. This new perspective on the politics of international law is illustrated through detailed case-studies of the use of force, climate change, landmines, migrant rights, the International Criminal Court, the Kosovo bombing campaign, international financial institutions, and global governance.

Author : Ole Jacob Sending,Vincent Pouliot,Iver B. Neumann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107099265

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Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics by Ole Jacob Sending,Vincent Pouliot,Iver B. Neumann Pdf

This book shows how changing diplomatic practices are central in explaining key dimensions of world politics, from law to war.

Author : Chih-Hann Chang
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1409425487

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Ethical Foreign Policy? by Chih-Hann Chang Pdf

While the 1990s gave rise to a wealth of literature on the notion of ethical foreign policy, it has tended to simply focus on a version of realism, which overlooks the role of ethics in international affairs. This book explores ethical realism as a theoretical framework.

Author : C. Navari
Publisher : Springer
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137290960

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Ethical Reasoning in International Affairs by C. Navari Pdf

Arguing for a middle ground between idealism and realism, this book considers the most pressing ethical and moral issues in contemporary international politics, including intervention, human rights and aid, and sets about reasoning how to resolve them in politically realistic ways.

Author : Craig L. Carr
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781461641049

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Polity by Craig L. Carr Pdf

Students of politics frequently confuse politics with current events and the activities of political actors. Lost in this view is a deeper understanding of politics that emphasizes the need for governmental management of many facets of social life. It proceeds first by illustrating the need for civil organization in complex social settings and then by examining the way political culture informs the nature and degree of the political organization appropriate for a polity. Focusing specifically on U.S. political culture, the work explores American political inheritance in order to expose the enduring ideals and fundamental commitments of American political life. This permits a review of American liberalism with its characteristic emphasis upon individual freedom and basic human equality. The nature of constitutionalism and democracy are also explored in order to examine their fit with traditional American liberal ideals. But politics is also about change, and the work concludes with a discussion of the challenges the U.S. must face as the demands of political management generate pressures that might seem to erode or compromise the ideals of American political culture.

Author : Ronald Dworkin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198265573

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Freedom's Law by Ronald Dworkin Pdf

Dworkin's important book is a collection of essays which discuss almost all of the great constitutional issues of the last two decades, including abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, homosexuality, pornography, and free speech. Dworkin offers a consistently liberal view of the Constitution and argues that fidelity to it and to law demands that judges make moral judgments. He proposes that we all interpret the abstract language of the Constitution by reference to moral principles about political decency and justice. His 'moral reading' therefore brings political morality into the heart of constitutional law. The various chapters of this book were first published separately; now drawn together they provide the reader with a rich, full-length treatment of Dworkin's general theory of law.

Author : Jason Ralph,Senior Lecturer in International Relations School of Politics and International Studies Jason Ralph
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199214310

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Defending the Society of States by Jason Ralph,Senior Lecturer in International Relations School of Politics and International Studies Jason Ralph Pdf

Considering the nature of American power and its role in international society, this book will appeal not only to those concerned by contemporary American foreign policy, but also to those with an interest in international politics, international society, transatlantic relations and the War on Terror.