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Book SynopsisIn Global Responsibilities, some of the world's leading theorists of ethics, politics, international relations, and economics-including Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and philosopher Peter Singer-ask and answer the question: Who must deliver on human rights?
Trade Review"Global Responsibilities substantially advances the important debate on the relationship between human rights and human duties." -- Richard Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor, Rwanda and Yugoslavia Tribunals
"...a welcome contribution by leading thinkers to the changing landscape of international human rights." -- Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Responsibilities Approach to Human RightsI. THE NATURE OF RESPONSIBILITYThomas Pogge , Human Rights and Human Responsibilities Onora O'Neill, Agents of JusticeAmartya Sen, Open and Closed ImpartialityII. ALLOCATING RESPONSIBILITIESSusan James, Realizing Rights as Enforceable ClaimsDavid Miller, Distributing ResponsibilitiesMichael Green , Institutional Responsibility for Global ProblemsChristian Barry, Applying the Contribution PrincipleIII. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR POVERTY RELIEFAndrew Kuper, Global Poverty Relief: More Than CharityPeter Singer, Poverty, Facts, and Political PhilosophiesReply to SingerReply to Kuper IV. ACCOUNTABILITY OF ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMYDavid Held, Globalization, Corporate Practice and Cosmopolitan Social StandardsS. Prakash Sethi, Corporate Codes of Conduct and the Success of GlobalizationMelissa Lane, The Moral Dimension of Corporate AccountabilityNgaire Woods, Held to Account: Governance in the World EconomyNotes on ContributorsAppendix
