Global rectificatory justice

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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. "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 …

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Full title :Global rectificatory justice / Goran Collste.

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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.

"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.

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Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Electronic book text.

Epublication based on: 9781137466112.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (224 pages) : : 1 figure.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781137466129, 113746612X, 132257703X, 9781322577036, 9781349499786, 1349499781
DOI:10.1057/9781137466129
oclc:ocn902921975
LC Classification:JV185 .C55 2014
Dewey Decimal:325.3

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.

Subjects

Globalisering -- etik och moral Globalization Human rights Human rights, civil rights Imperialism -- etik och moral Justice réparatrice National liberation & independence, pos… Politics and government postcolonialism Postcolonialisme Restorative justice