The Law Of Peoples By John Rawls Summary

John Rawls’s was an American moral and political philosopher. His book the ‘Law of Peoples’ was orginally published in 1993 but was revisted and expanded in 1999. This book is of particular significance as it played a key part in encouraging others to think about and explore different models of global justice. This book causes many questions to arise soon became prominent in discussions including; What should we transition to a more of a just World? What are the principles that should guide international action? What kind of foreign policy is consistent with liberal values? Should global inequality be morally disturbing? What responsibilities do we have to the global poor? Are there types of non-liberal people who should be tolerated? Is a “realistic utopia” possible in the global domain? https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-global/
Rawls argues that a “Law of Peoples” developed by a “Society of Peoples” can bring a realistic utopia. It is a political conception of right and justice that applies to the principle and norms of international law and practice among people. There are two key parts: “Theory of …show more content…
Rawls also assumes that each people has a state. In the Law of Peoples John Rawls talks about eight principles that he thinks should be the foundation of international relations and states that these principles should guide and regulate international interactions of peoples. These eight principles are of the utmost significance as they give value and importance to peoples’ equality and independence, they honour and follow human rights along with duties of non-intervention, they should abide by treaties, and ought to conduct themselves in certain ways with regards to warfare. Rawls also believes in an international institution like the UN that govern borrowing, trade, aid as well as other international