Ethics in International Affairs

Theories and Cases
Herausgeber: Valls, Andrew

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ethics in International Affairs brings together an international and interdisciplinary cast of scholars to address the major issues in international ethics. Touching on theoretical debates and examining engaging case studies, this volume looks at issues of morality and international affairs, just war theory, terrorism, political violence, humanitarian intervention, and global distributive justice. Cases include the Persian Gulf War; the use of chemical weapons in Vietnam; terrorism in Northern Ireland and the Middle East; intervention in civil conflicts in Africa; GermanyOs recognition of Slovenia and Croatia; the moral duties of multinationals; and the fate of the New International Economic Order.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9780847691579
• ISBN-10: 0847691578
• Artikelnr.: 21706850

Autorenporträt

Andrew Valls is assistant professor of political science at Morehouse College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Does Morality Apply to
International Affairs? Chapter 4 Morality and The National Interest Part 5
Just War Theory Chapter 6 Reactions to War: Pacifism, Realism, and Just War
Theory Chapter 7 Just War in the Persian Gulf? Chapter 8 The Just War
Tradition and the Use of Nonlethal Chemical Weapons during the Vietnam War
Part 9 Terrorism and Political Violence Chapter 10 Can Terrorism Be
Justified? Chapter 11 The Ethics of IRA Terrorism Chapter 12 Terrorism in
the Arab-Israeli Conflict Part 13 Humanitarian Intervention Chapter 14
Humanitarian Intervention and State Sovereignty Chapter 15 Humanitarian
Intervention in Civil Wars in Africa Chapter 16 German and U.S.
Intervention Against Yugoslav Sovereignty Part 17 Global Justice Chapter 18
Global Distributive Justice Chapter 19 The Ethical Responsibilities of
Multinational Corporations: The Case of the North American Aluminum
Companies in Jamaica Chapter 20 Whatever Happened to the New International
Economic Order? Chapter 21 References Chapter 22 Index Chapter 23 About the
Contributors