Ethics in International Affairs: Theories and Cases

This text brings together an international and interdisciplinary cast of scholars to address the major issues in international ethics. Touching on theoretical debates and examining case studies, this volume looks at issues on morality and international affairs, just war theory, terrorism, political violence, humanitarian intervention, and global distributive justice. Cases include the Persian Gulf War; the use of chemical weapons in Vietnam; terrorism in Northern Ireland and the Middle East; intervention in civil conflicts in Africa; Germany’s recognition of Slovenia and Croatia; the moral duties of multinationals; and the fate of the New International Economic Order. This collection of original essays should be valuable to students and scholars of international ethics and international affairs.