Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives Dialogues with Leading Thinkers
Book contents
- Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives
- Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Global Knowledge/Global Thought
- Part II From Thinking Globally to Global Ethics
- Part III International Law and Global Justice
- 9 International Law as the Articulation of Universalism and Pluralism
- 10 International Law and the Question of Its Transcivilizational Possibility
- 11 International Organizations and Global Justice
- Part IV World Order and Global Policy
- Part V Concluding Thoughts
- Intellectual Profiles of the Contributors
- Index
10 - International Law and the Question of Its Transcivilizational Possibility
from Part III - International Law and Global Justice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 December 2018
Book contents
- Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives
- Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Global Knowledge/Global Thought
- Part II From Thinking Globally to Global Ethics
- Part III International Law and Global Justice
- 9 International Law as the Articulation of Universalism and Pluralism
- 10 International Law and the Question of Its Transcivilizational Possibility
- 11 International Organizations and Global Justice
- Part IV World Order and Global Policy
- Part V Concluding Thoughts
- Intellectual Profiles of the Contributors
- Index
Summary
In his chapter Onuma Yasuaki stresses the need for introducing a transcivilization dimension in international law. This approach is based on a critique of international law and international order as shaped by Westerns ideas, values and interests. It amounts to envisioning a more pluralistic form of international order and international law. In the process, the objective is not to deny the importance of universality, including the universality of human rights, but to put in place a form of universalism that is more mindful of legitimate diversity.
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- Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global PerspectivesDialogues with Leading Thinkers, pp. 231 - 253Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019