Institutional implications of global justice as impartiality: Cosmopolitan democracy

Van Den Anker, Christien

Abstract

This article develops an argument on the type of implications a theory of global justice as impartiality would generate for global institutions. The main conclusion is that a theory of citizenship including political obligations towards fellow citizens could be used as a basis for a theory of global citizenship with duties towards fellow human beings. The article ends with a sketch of improvements to existing institutions like the United Nations and the Human rights doctrine, especially the inclusion of the aim of democracy in international law.

Citation

Van Den Anker, C. (2006). Institutional implications of global justice as impartiality: Cosmopolitan democracy. Global Society, 20(3), 267-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600820600816274

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2006
• Journal: Global Society
• Print ISSN: 1360-0826
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-798X
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 267-285
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600820600816274
• Keywords: global justice, impartiality, cosmopolitan, democracy, cosmopolitanism, human rights
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1041919
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600820600816274
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This article is part of a special issue on Cosmopolitan Institutions, edited by Christien Van den Anker