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The question of what constitutes norms for global justice is of considerable concern for all those interested in world peace and cooperation. In order to define these global norms, Jean-Marc Coicaud, while working at the United Nations University, initiated a project centered around conversations with leading theorists and policy practitioners in global affairs. Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives features world-class authors and activists, from around the world, and from a variety of disciplines, to discuss the central questions of justice at the national, international, and global levels. Made up of a compilation of dialogues, this volume's unique format makes it highly accessible and even fun to read. The insights and observations of these leading intellectuals and scholars provide a rich contribution to theories on how global justice might become a reality

Examines the extent and limits of contemporary international ethics and looks at the ways in which the international community has responded to conflicts. The contributors explore how an understanding of the ethical may be developed from the articulation of dilemmas encountered

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Theoretical and structural issues -- Democracy and international governance -- Intergovernmental societies and the idea of constitutionalism -- Constitutional interpretation in international organizations -- The rationality of the use of force and the evolution of international organization -- Current issues: The changing environment of international organizations -- International organizations in a period of globalization: New (problems of ) legitimacy -- The changing image of international organizations -- International democratic culture and its sources of legitimacy: The case of collective security and peacekeeping operations i -- The legitimacy of Security Council activities under Chapter VII of the UN Charter since the end of the Cold War -- Selected contexts: International organization in transition -- The legitimacy of the World Trade Organization1 -- The process towards the new international AEnancial architecture -- Distributive justice and the World Bank: The pursuit of gender equity in the context of market reform -- Legitimacy in the real world: A case study of the developing countries, non-governmental organizations, and climate change -- Conclusion -- International organizations, the evolution of international politics, and legitimacy -- Acronyms -- Contributors -- Index.

Ethics and International Affairs explores the extent and limits of contemporary international ethics and examines the ways in which the international community has responded to some of the most crucial challenges of the last ten years. At the center of the book is a discussion of how responsibility is viewed at individual, national, and international levels when facing the pressing problems of human rights, humanitarian intervention, environmental issues, considerations of gender, international economic justice, matters of war and peace, and the plight of refugees. While some authors revisit the very conception and interpretation of international ethics, others focus on the necessity to push for the better implementation and improvement of existing international norms. The result is an examination of how ethics are defined in today's specific contexts and how an understanding of the ethical may be developed from the articulation of the dilemmas encountered.

AbstractThe current statistical picture of the world is probably the best it has ever been. But it also entails major limitations. In this article we show the limitations by focusing on three key areas: security, economy of development and the environment, and argue that they undermine the performance of global governance, and the possibility of global policy. In particular they do not allow taking the full measure and managing optimally the changes underway at the global level. To overcome this state of affairs, upgrading statistical capabilities is critical. To achieve this objective, the article suggests, among other ideas: adjusting and adapting the conceptualization, collection and implementation of statistical data to a world that is on its way to becoming global; improving the conditions of compilation of statistical data in developing countries; and investing in institution‐building and innovation, in developed and developing countries, and in national and international organizations.

This article aims to show how & why justice is, & should be, an integral part of security, & why this relationship is important to address, especially in the international context. It does so, first, by arguing that the current model of international security, by disconnecting the quest for security from the pursuit of justice, is self-defeating. As long as the contribution that justice can make to security is overlooked, international order, let alone international security, will not be achieved. Second, the article looks more closely at why & how justice is key to security, Taking justice seriously in the context of international security is particularly challenging because of the national bent, which states impose upon international relations) Third, the article points to a few measures that could help to better embed security & justice at the international level. In this regard, while suggestions are made for how international policymakers are to advance the idea of an international rule of law, it is also pointed out how this development is to be paralleled by continuous efforts to foster certain attitudes & values within people & societies of the international community. Finally, questioning if today's culture & decision makers are actually prone to truly dovetail justice & security, the article concludes with some words of cautious optimism. Adapted from the source document.

Introduction: the changing ethics of power beyond borders / Jean-Marc Coicaud and Nicholas J. Wheeler -- Solidarity versus security -- India and Pakistan : from zero-sum to shared security / Samina Yasmeen -- Sino--US relations : a nascent security regime? / Alan Collins -- Assessing the logic of solidarity and national interest in great power interventionism -- Cultures of solidarity and national interest : Russia's conflict management policies / Ekaterina Stepanova -- International intervention in Central Asia : the triumph of geopolitics? / Parviz Mullojanov -- Cultural constructions of solidarity : the US and the EU in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Mira Sucharov -- Beyond geopolitics and solidarism : interpenetrated sovereignty, transnational conflict and the United States' "Plan Colombia" / Doug Stokes -- Toward an ethics of human solidarity -- An intersection of interests and value : US foreign policy toward Africa / Timothy W. Docking -- Geopolitics and solidarity on the borders of Europe : the Yugoslav wars of succession / Alex J. Bellamy -- Is East Timor an exception in the Southeast Asian landscape? / Geoffrey C. Gunn -- Conclusion : making sense of national interest and international solidarity / Nicholas J. Wheeler and Jean-Marc Coicaud

Focusing on a range of regional cases, the book evaluates the respective weight of national interest and internationalist (solidarity) considerations. Ultimately, while classical national interest considerations remain to this day a powerful motivation for power projection, the book shows how an enlightened conception of national interest can encompass solidarity concerns, and how such a balancing of the imperatives of both national interest and solidarity is the major challenge facing decision-makers.--Publisher's description.

The increase in cases of political corruption, the loss of politicians' credibility, the development of social and political forms of pathology (notably the rise of the extreme right along with exclusionist ideologies), and the role of the State have been at the center of political debates. In one way or another, these problems raise the question of the legitimacy of the established powers. The result is that legitimacy, a key notion of political thought in general, has today become a burning issue. Coicaud examines all these issues and proffers insightful answers to questions such as the connections between morality and politics, how rulers acquire or lose the right to govern, and how one can become the advocate of a theory of political justice that, while establishing limits, respects and even ensures the promotion of plurality within societies

Democracy and international governance / Susan Marks -- Intergovernmental societies and the idea of constitutionalism / Philip Allott -- Constitutional interpretation in international organizations / Jose E. Alvarez -- The rationality of the use of force and the evolution of international organization / Veijo Heiskanen -- International organizations in a period of globalization: new (problems of) legitimacy / G.C.A. Junne -- The changing image of international organizations / Jan Klabbers -- International democratic culture and its sources of legitimacy: the case of collective security and peacekeeping operations in the 1990s / Jean-Marc Coicaud -- The legitimacy of Security Council activities under Chapter VII of the UN Charter after the end of the Cold War / Tetsuo Sato -- The legitimacy of the World Trade Organization / Robert Howse -- The process towards the new international financial architecture / Marc Uzan -- Distributive justice and the World Bank: the pursuit of gender equity in the context of market reform / Kerry Rittich -- Legitimacy in the real world: a case study of the developing countries, non-government organizations, and climate change / Joyeeta Gupta