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Justification of Force in the Trans-Atlantic Debate: Towards a Moderate Institutionalist Cosmopolitanism

Evangelische Akademie Thüringen, Zinzendorfhaus, 99192 Neudietendorf, Germany; haspel{at}ev-akademie-thueringen.de

Starting from the trans-Atlantic divide on the issue of justification of force which became obvious after 9/11, it is argued that the differences between the Anglo-American and Continental-European standard arguments can be overcome by a moderate institutionalist cosmopolitanism. It combines a moderate institutionalist approach with a comprehensive concept of human rights and a moderate cosmopolitan stand on the issue of international distributive justice. If all three aspects are taken into account adequately in an ethical theory of international relations, both the Anglo-American traditions of just war theory and a radical Kantian legalism must be revised and common ground could be revealed.

Key Words: cosmopolitanism • human rights • institutionalism • international justice • international law • internationalism • just war • peace

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