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JAN 7, 2013 Journal

The Right to Justification: Elements of a Constructivist Theory of Justice by Rainer Forst

In this book--a tour de force that exhibits both a compelling, unified vision and a wide range of concrete insights--Forst explains how his unified theory ...

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Dignity in Adversity: Human Rights in Troubled Times by Seyla Benhabib

In this book, Benhabib makes a compelling case for a “cosmopolitanism without illusions” that may help show the way through an uncertain world transformed and ...

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Global Civics: Responsibilities and Rights in an Interdependent World Edited by Hakan Altinay

"Global Civics" is an attempt to ignite a dialogue about responsibilities and rights in an increasingly interdependent world, and should be of interest to anyone ...

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience Edited by Claire Magone, Michaël Neuman, and Fabrice Weissman; and Humanitarian Reason: A Moral History of the Present by Didier Fassin

These two recent works make a complementary and refreshing contribution to the burgeoning field of humanitarian studies. Both books shed new light on the authority ...

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Briefly Noted

This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Introductory Note

Recent developments in climate policy have done little to suggest that the world is acting quickly enough to avoid a dangerous rise in global temperatures. ...

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Arctic Stewardship: Maintaining Regional Resilience in an Era of Global Change [Full Text]

What sorts of harms arising from changes in the Arctic are actionable, and who should take the actions required to respond to them?

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

“If Equity’s In, We’re Out”: Scope for Fairness in the Next Global Climate Agreement

This article sets out a conceptual framework for normative theorizing about fairness in international negotiations, with a particular emphasis on the role of feasibility considerations. ...

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Climate Justice and Capabilities: A Framework for Adaptation Policy

This article argues that most well-known approaches to climate justice have two important weaknesses, in that they fail to take advantage of two crucial developments: ...

JAN 7, 2013 Journal

Coaxing Climate Policy Leadership

In this article, I identify several conditions for and obstacles to effective international policy leadership with a view toward creating the conditions for that leadership ...