Restoring the dignity of the victims’. Is global rectificatory justice feasible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12866750 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Göran Collste (Linköping University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 85-99 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics & Global Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1654-6369 • E-ISSN: 1654-4951 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3402/egp.v3i2.1996 |
| OpenAlex | W2163119556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
The discussion of global justice has mainly focused on global distributive justice. This article argues for global rectificatory justice, mainly by former colonial states in favor of former colonized peoples. The argument depends on the following premises: (1) there is a moral obligation to rectify the consequences of wrongful acts; (2) colonialism was on the whole harmful for the colonies; (3) the present unjust global structure was constituted by colonialism; and (4) the obligation of rectificatory justice is trans-generational so long as there are at present identifiable beneficiaries and victims of past injustice. Although it is too demanding to ask for full compensation for 450 years of colonialism, the former colonial powers can in different ways and to the best of their efforts contribute to change the present inequalities that are the legacy of history. A theory of global rectificatory justice is complementary to a theory of global distributive justice and enables us to develop a fuller understanding of the meaning of global justice
Argument (complex analysis · Colonialism · Dignity · Distributive justice · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Global justice · Injustice · Law and economics · Meaning (existential · Moral obligation · Obligation · Political science · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · War, Ethics, and Justification
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Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America
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Rawls's Law of Peoples
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Superseding Historic Injustice
The New Indian Claims and Original Rights to Land
Political theory and international relations
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2014 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |