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SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency by Richard A. Posner
Sadly, discussions of the pricklier issues of law, terrorism, and security rarely follow a cool, pragmatic approach. Richard Posner provides just such a perspective on ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
Rationality and the Ideology of Disconnection by Michael Taylor
This passionate book is a powerful conceptual, empirical, and normative critique of Rational Choice theory by a former practitioner. Rational Choice, Taylor argues, is more ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field by Ethan B. Kapstein
"Economic Justice in an Unfair World" is a stimulating, well-researched book combining economic analysis, political philosophy, and contemporary policy, all focused on one key question: ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
Ethics in Action: The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights Nongovernmental Organizations edited by Daniel A. Bell and Jean-Marc Coicaud
Between 2002-2005, the UN University and the City University of Hong Kong organized a series of "dialogues" about the ethical challenges facing international nongovernmental organizations (...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
The Parliament of Man by Paul Kennedy; Secretary or General? edited by Simon Chesterman; and The Best Intentions by James Traub
With a new secretary-general now in charge and the memories of the bitter final years of his predecessor still vivid, a timely procession of books ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
Reconstructing Precaution, Deconstructing Misconceptions
This essay contributes to the debate on the precautionary principle in two ways: 1) it clarifies what is entailed by a mild formulation of the principle ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
Trade Rules, Intellectual Property, and the Right to Health
In perpetuating and exacerbating restricted access to essential medicines, current trade-related intellectual property rules on medicines may violate core human rights to health and medicines. ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal
Poverty and Global Justice
Poverty eradication has been identified as the largest challenge facing international society in its quest for a peaceful, prosperous, and just world. Kokaz responds to ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal Online Exclusive
Some Worries about Ecological-Humanitarian Intervention and Ecological Defense
Eckersley's arguments for pre-emptive ecological-humanitarian intervention and ecological defense are intriguing. However, the delicacy of these scenarios requires careful attention to the feasibility and overall ...
SEP 3, 2007 • Journal Online Exclusive
Ecological Intervention in Defense of Species
Though there is much to engage with throughout the article, I shall only focus on one small part of it: the viability of military or ...