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The author contends that it is, in principle, legitimate to talk about global justice/fairness. Everybody has the right to humane living conditions, irrespective of borders & places of birth. However, we cannot expect the emergence of a world state, not even in the form of a world federation: namely, there is no analogy between the individual's natural state & the states' natural state. States are already an established legal state. This means that any association of states, any federation, even a world state, can come into being only by means of an agreement, which is not very likely. The question is how much the existing borders can & should be open? Is there a universal right to the freedom of movement, the freedom of entering a country, the freedom of employment & immigration? According to the author, the universal moral expectation that every person has exactly the same, unlimited rights in these respects founders over the ethical limitations of universalism. In modernity, the universalistic moral & the ethics of closeness, ie, the responsibilities towards people as such & the responsibilities towards one's own solitary community, have been at variance. To live in modernity means that we cannot apply only one criterion as there are at least two & they allow for the prevalence of one perspective over the other only on a case by case basis, but not generally. Adapted from the source document.

The author addresses one of the most pressing problems of the 20th century -- that of migration. After presenting empirical findings, he deals with the causes of intra- & international migrations. He then offers an outline of feasible perspectives & suggests possible options as countermeasures. The 20th century is characterized by the shift of the regional focal points of migrations. In the first half of the century, international migrations of refugees largely took place in Europe. However, in the second half of the century, the hub of the migrations shifted from the Northern to the Southern hemisphere. One major cause of migrations is war & the accompanying violence. Other important causes are economic hardships, population boom, ecological disasters, & the erosion of traditional values. Judging by the characteristics of the major causes of migrations, it is very unlikely that the situation at the turn of the millennium is going to change significantly. The only thing that international organizations & states can do is to alleviate this problem by creating long-term strategies that might get to the roots of the migration issue. 5 Tables. Adapted from the source document.

Due to the war in Bosnia & Herzegovina, the study of international migrations imposed itself, embracing the study of the migrations of the peoples of the former Yugoslavia & the problems of emigrants from the former East European states. The existing connection between the problem of emigrants & displaced persons, human rights, armed conflicts, lack of development, & immigration are studied within a broader perspective. The data from various states point to certain differences among the emigrants from Central Europe, the territory of the former Yugoslavia & Russia. Adapted from the source document.