Essay Questions

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Answer any one of the following Questions.

1. The solidarist goal of moving beyond pluralist coexistence, of changing the balance of power between order and justice considerations, is one that seeks to establish higher levels of protection of human rights, but without undermining the advantages of mutual coexistence. Evaluate the solidarist conception of International Society

2. Is a Pluralist ‘ethics of coexistence' international society sufficient for a world of complex interdependence?

3. Evaluate Pogge's claim that the rich countries of the world violate the human rights of the poor by imposing a poverty causing international order on them.

4. What is the most appropriate ethical framework for responding to the distribution of burdens arising from addressing Global Warming?

5. Can war ever be justified from a cosmopolitan position?