Between Cosmopolitan Ideals And State Sovereignty

Over the last few decades national boundaries have become less and less important. Between Cosmopolitan Ideals and State Sovereignty explores how philosophers and political theorists have recast principles of justice and human rights in the light of the challenges posed by globalization. It discusses important ethical issues that arise at a global level and addresses such questions as whether human rights and sovereignty can ever be reconciled, how just political institutions can be developed in a world without boundaries and how humanitarian intervention can be justified.

RONALD TINNEVELT is a postdoctoral fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders. He is affiliated to the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Leuven, Belgium and is involved in the IAP research project 'Theory of the Norm and Democratic Governance'. His main research interests include human rights, democracy, sovereignty and justice. He is co-editor of John Rawls (2002), De multiculturele samenleving in conflict (2005) and Internationale Rechtvaardigheid (2005).

GERT VERSCHRAEGEN is a postdoctoral fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders and is affiliated to the Department of Sociology at the University of Leuven, Belgium. His research interests include political theory, theoretical sociology and social policy. He is co-editor of John Rawls (2002), De verleiding van de Ethiek (2003), Internationale Rechtvaardigheid (2005), and co-author of Enabling Social Europe (2005).