The possibility of a cosmopolitan ethical order based on the idea of universal human rights

Abstract

Examines the possibility of a generally accepted conception of a cosmopolitan ethics that can serve as the basis of a normatively organised international society. Contrary to the views of the English School as represented by Hedley Bull or to those of Terry Nardin, it is argued that a normative international order cannot be developed and maintained independently of the general acceptance of common ethical principles. (Quotes from original text)