Global Rectificatory Justice

by G. Collste

Overview

What are the implications of colonialism for a theory of global justice today? What does rectificatory justice mean in the light of colonialism? What does global rectificatory justice require in practice? The author seeks to answer these questions covering a significant gap in the literature on global justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137466129
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	12/10/2014
Series:	Global Ethics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	285 KB

About the Author

Göran Collste is Professor of Applied Ethics at Linköping University, Sweden. He coordinates an international Master's Programme in Applied Ethics and is President of Societas Ethica (European Society for Research in Ethics). He has recently published in Global Policy, Ethics and Global Politics and Public Health Ethics.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Discussion on Global Justice. A Missing Premise 3. Colonialism 4. Five Cases of Colonialism 5. The Legacy of Colonialism 6. Restoring the Epistemic Privilege 7. Claims for Justice After Colonialism 8. The Meaning of Rectificatory Justice After Colonialism 9. Ways Forward; Rectification, Forgiveness and Reconciliation 10. Rectificatory Justice - the Philosophical Discussion 11. Rectification for Slavery 12. Is a Generous Immigration Policy a Way to Rectify for Colonial Injustices? 13. Changing the Global Order: the Case of TRIPS 14. Conclusions and Implications

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From the Publisher

'This book covers a significant gap in the literature on global justice by focusing on an important topic: that of rectificatory justice for past international injustices It corners a nice niche and should serve as a reference point for future discussion on the subject, which it will also help excite.' - Kok-Chor Tan, University of Pennsylvania, USA.