Bullettin n. 1/2011
June 2011
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Kassner Joshua J
    Deliberating about justice: The role of justice in the practical deliberations of states
    in Contemporary Political Theory , Vol. 10, n. 2, May ,  2011 ,  210-231
    Whether it is the obstruction of aid by a military junta, complicity in the perpetration of genocide, or the use of violence to cling to power, states are often confronted with reasons for action that are based on matters of justice internal to another state. However, the practical deliberations of states are taken by many to be governed by a normative principle that precludes states from considering reasons for action that would require one state to interfere with the internal affairs of another state. I argue that such a preclusive principle cannot be morally justified, and that the practical deliberations of states ought instead to be governed by a rebuttable presumption in favor of noninterference. The argument proceeds in three steps. First, I explicate various arguments for the preclusive principle. Second, I argue that none of the arguments considered succeed. Lastly, I contend that the practical deliberations of states should be governed by a rebuttable presumption in favor of noninterference.
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