by Thom Brooks (Based on a Book by)
This authoritative and accessible introduction to the fundamental concerns for justice common to societies around the globe brings together foundational and contemporary concepts, exploring and explaining the major issues from sovereignty and severe poverty to environmental justice and human rights.
- The most comprehensive introductory text on global justice
- Brings together key foundational and contemporary perspectives
- Covers high-profile issues such as poverty, sovereignty, environmental and distributional justice
- Each chapter provides illuminating examples from current affairs, as well as a selection of further reading matter to add depth to students' understanding.
- Designed to give students of law, philosophy, and politics a thorough grounding in the field
- Conceived as an ideal companion text to The Global Justice Reader, revised first edition (2014), yet provides full standalone coverage
Back Jacket
Global Justice: An Introduction is an insightful and engaging exploration of fundamental concepts in the study of global justice. From sovereignty to severe poverty, environmental justice, terrorism, cosmopolitanism, immigration, citizenship, patriotism and nationalism, and human rights, the book includes accessible and authoritative coverage of issues that are studied in societies and cultures around the world in their search for justice.
Every chapter contains unique subject matter and offers enlightening examples from current global affairs, as well as highlighting further reading material that will develop reader understanding of these vibrant and lively topics.
Designed as the companion text to The Global Justice Reader, Revised Edition, this volume also stands on its own as a comprehensive resource providing expert introductory treatments of critical issues in global justice.
An essential volume for students and general readers with an interest in philosophy, politics, political science, and law, Global Justice: An Introduction will earn a particularly central place in the libraries of those studying international law, jurisprudence, and political and moral philosophy.
Author Biography
Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University where he was Dean of the Durham Law School from 2016 to 2021. He has held visiting positions at the Universities of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and St. Andrews, as well as New York University, Oxford University, and Yale University.