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Why should sovereign states obey international law? This study argues that an overlapping respect for human rights has created a moral common ground among the countries of the world. It advocates reform of the international legal system, to give priority to human dignity and freedom.

Offers the first extended discussion of the moral arguments for and against the permissibility of humanitarian intervention~Engages with the tools of analytic philosophy and in particular, with state-of-the-art just-war theory~Many of the arguments are novel, such as Teson's thesis of the moral equivalence of intervention and revolution, and Van der Vossen's claim that decisions to go to war must be evaluated in terms of their ex ante prospects

Offers the first extended discussion of the moral arguments for and against the permissibility of humanitarian intervention~Engages with the tools of analytic philosophy and in particular, with state-of-the-art just-war theory~Many of the arguments are novel, such as Teson's thesis of the moral equivalence of intervention and revolution, and Van der Vossen's claim that decisions to go to war must be evaluated in terms of their ex ante prospects

In this book, leading scholars re-examine the principle of national self-determination from diverse theoretical perspectives.

Offers an analysis of the legal and moral issues surrounding humanitarian intervention. This work is suitable for an interdisciplinary audience of international lawyers, philosophers, and political scientists.

A philosophical exploration of what obligates countries to obey international law, this groundbreaking study argues that a shared respect for human rights is what ultimately binds diverse nations to each other.

When can a group legitimately form its own state? Under international law, some groups can but others cannot. But the standard is unclear, and traditional legal analysis has failed to elucidate it. In The Theory of Self-Determination, leading scholars chart new territory in our theoretical conception of self-determination. Drawing from diverse scholarship in international law, philosophy, and political science, they attempt to move beyond the ...