Justice and Foreign Rule On International Transitional Administration

"Can foreign rule ever be morally justified? At first glance, the answer to this question seems clear: in Abraham Lincoln's famous words, foreign rule is neither a government of the people, nor a government by the people. But can it nonetheless be a government for the people? Ever since the end of the First World War, international transitional administrations have replaced dysfunctional state governments to create the conditions for lasting peace and democracy. Recent examples of this practice are Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor and Iraq. The question of whether foreign rule can be morally justified thus remains a question of pressing practical concern. In response to extreme state failure, the author argues, international transitional administration as a particular form of foreign rule is not only morally justified, but indeed a requirement of justice"--

Info autore

Daniel Jacob is Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. His research focuses on normative theories of international relations and the debates about the future of democracy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: D Jacob, Daniel Jacob, D. Jacob
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 08.10.2014
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali
• EAN: 9781137452566
• ISBN: 978-1-137-45256-6
• Numero di pagine: 178
• Serie: Governance and Limited Statehood; Governance and Limited Stateho; Governance and Limited Stateho; Governance and Limited Statehood
• Categorie: B, Political Science, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Political science & theory, Economic development, Development Studies, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Development Theory, democracy;human rights;Just War;development theory