‘Cosmopolitan Right shall be limited to Conditions of Universal Hospitality’ (ibid., p. 105). This is a universal right for all men of the world to be treated kindly when they arrive at other states. An individual can be denied entry into a host state however, he must not be treated harshly as long as his law abiding. Kant believes that the earth belongs to the human race and no one should claim possession of any part of it. From this we can draw that the treatment of refugees in the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe by the Hungarian government is immoral. However, economic migrant have no rights since they are breaking the law of their host state by illegally entering into the state. A cosmopolitan society is a united world of rational men
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His essay Perpetual Peace evidently presented a clear paradox by suggesting that the freedom of man should be subjected to coercion for the interest of safeguarding the society. He noted that a moral stateman is capable of negative and unrightful actions despite insisting that a ruler is insulated from irrational behaviour. Thus, who will ensure that the ruler does not take immoral actions? While man may possess a sense of morality, Kant moral approach needed to take into account the fact that man remains a natural social being whose selfish nature informs his actions on political decision. In addition, he insisted that the law does not apply to the ruler and his exercise of duties are merely a moral obligation not a legal one. Furthermore, Kant was of the standpoint that certain groups in a state must be subordinate citizens consisting of women as a result of their marital positions undermine the essence of his political philosophy. And lastly, the bulk of his work focused more on political equality and less on economic equality, however, he noted the economic right of man to own property and asserted that economic independence is required to participation in politics (ibid, pp. …show more content…
Also, the equality of men before the law, essentially noting that the law should neither favour or make exceptions (ibid., p. 26). He expresses his condemnation on colonialism and second class status citizenship (ibid., p. 26). From our understanding of his notion about the concept of sovereignty, it is then mandatory for all citizens to participate in the governance of their affairs through elections where one man has one vote albiet, not everyone could make laws. Political leaders today are force to accept the rule of law and deepen their citizens’ right to freedom, equality and justice irrespective of ---- Kant’s view on right is still embedded in our modern age as authoritarian regimes justify their actions as being morally and rationally right decisions. An action observed by Machiavelli as a strategy for tyrants to gain legitimacy (ibid., p.
His essay Perpetual Peace evidently presented a clear paradox by suggesting that the freedom of man should be subjected to coercion for the interest of safeguarding the society. He noted that a moral stateman is capable of negative and unrightful actions despite insisting that a ruler is insulated from irrational behaviour. Thus, who will ensure that the ruler does not take immoral actions? While man may possess a sense of morality, Kant moral approach needed to take into account the fact that man remains a natural social being whose selfish nature informs his actions on political decision. In addition, he insisted that the law does not apply to the ruler and his exercise of duties are merely a moral obligation not a legal one. Furthermore, Kant was of the standpoint that certain groups in a state must be subordinate citizens consisting of women as a result of their marital positions undermine the essence of his political philosophy. And lastly, the bulk of his work focused more on political equality and less on economic equality, however, he noted the economic right of man to own property and asserted that economic independence is required to participation in politics (ibid, pp. …show more content…
Also, the equality of men before the law, essentially noting that the law should neither favour or make exceptions (ibid., p. 26). He expresses his condemnation on colonialism and second class status citizenship (ibid., p. 26). From our understanding of his notion about the concept of sovereignty, it is then mandatory for all citizens to participate in the governance of their affairs through elections where one man has one vote albiet, not everyone could make laws. Political leaders today are force to accept the rule of law and deepen their citizens’ right to freedom, equality and justice irrespective of ---- Kant’s view on right is still embedded in our modern age as authoritarian regimes justify their actions as being morally and rationally right decisions. An action observed by Machiavelli as a strategy for tyrants to gain legitimacy (ibid., p.