This article provides a conceptual map of the debate on ideal and non‐ideal theory. It
argues that this debate encompasses a number of different questions, which have not been …

Sanctions against private individuals have been widely used in the fight against terrorism,
but not without significant controversy. This book examines the complex institutional and …

Our world is currently divided into territorial states that resist all attempts to change their
borders. But what entitles a state, or the people it represents, to assume monopoly control …

Humans are justificatory beingsthey offer, demand, and require justifications. The rules and
institutions they follow rest on justification narratives that have evolved over time and, taken …

Combining international political theory and EU studies, Richard Bellamy provides an
original account of the democratic legitimacy of international organisations. He proposes a …

Conflicting claims about culture are a familiar refrain of political life in the contemporary
world. On one side, majorities seek to fashion the state in their own image, while on the …

The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the
settlement of World War II. Since then, the language of human rights has become the …

We are currently witnessing the global diffusion of multiculturalism, both as a political
discourse and as a set of international legal norms. States today are under increasing …

Women and other oppressed and deprived people sometimes collude with the forces that
perpetuate injustice against them. Women's acceptance of their lesser claim on household …

The book examines one of the most debated issues in current international law: to what
extent the international legal system has constitutional features comparable to what we find …