The Law of Peoples

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The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.

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1999: The Law of Peoples 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
work of political philosophy
addresses public reason among peoples
stability of a society of peoples
toleration in international context
advocates duty of assistance to burdened societies
respect for human rights
toleration of decent non-liberal peoples
aimsTo formulate a realistic utopia in international relations
appliesTo society of peoples
author John Rawls
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distinguishes benevolent absolutisms
burdened societies
decent hierarchical peoples
liberal peoples
outlaw states
ethicalFrameworkFor global justice debates
extends theory of justice as fairness
focusesOn principles for a just international order
relations among liberal peoples
relations between liberal and decent hierarchical peoples
follows A Theory of Justice
Political Liberalism
includes account of human rights as a minimal standard
criteria for intervention
discussion of just war
influencedBy Kantian political philosophy
social contract tradition
language English
mainSubject human rights
international political philosophy
international relations
justice
The Law of Nations
surface form: law of nations

liberalism
normativeFrameworkFor foreign policy of liberal democracies
philosophicalTradition political liberalism
proposes principles for a Society of Peoples
rejects global egalitarian distributive justice
world state
relatedWork A Theory of Justice
Political Liberalism
supports peoples as primary subjects of international justice

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John Rawls notableWork The Law of Peoples
John Rawls publicationDateOfWork The Law of Peoples
this entity surface form: 1999: The Law of Peoples
1993: Political Liberalism relatedWork The Law of Peoples
subject surface form: Political Liberalism