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What is Global Justice? Domestic v. international justice ○

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Domestic justice: justice in relations between individual persons, and between citizens and government ■ Justice that happens inside a community (intra-national justice) internal International justice: justice in relations between state and states ■ States are the subjects of international justice, just like persons are the subjects of domestic justice ■ Ex. If the actions of one state that my negatively affect another state (violating treaties, polluting waters etc.)

● States are not under a higher institutional structure, in the way that citizens are beholden to the institutional structure of their states. ■ (I.e., international politics is “anarchic”) ■ There is no one that can really 'punish' a state for it's issues But what about the UN? ○

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The rights and interests of individual human beings have no direct representation in the study of international justice so conceived. ■ Cannot mix and match these different levels, --> either only about the people involved or only about the state (no individuals are responsible) International Justice --> Global Justice ○

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In terms of Global Justice theorists it they may: deny the analogy between states and persons: ■ States are not separate from their persons because in reality its not a state who would be violating justice or needing justice but the people who live in this state ■ Cause more problems in terms of Global Justice The state is only one type of institution which individuals are subject to ■ Eg. Family, educational, municipals, provincial institutions What's special about the state level? There are more institutions beyond state level that need to be addressed. How do the institutions bare on wellbeing of individuals that belong to them? ■ Examples of institution: ■ United Nations: sets norms for what countries should be following ■ Legal Institutions: Treaties ■ Religious (Church's, Mosques etc.): regulations opportunities, sets norms ■ Postal Service ■ World Trade Organization/ World Bank: are not state level but have serious

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Must assess all the intuitions on how they affect quality of life of individuals ○ ○ ○

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States interests? They have to try to protect wellbeing of their citizens All these state level institutions may just be a historical blip. ■ Will they change as time passes, is it better to have a different system in place? International justice is a way takes states for granted and instead to look at a more moral outlook on how to deal with justice. (atm looking at two states as though they are analogous to two people)

What is Global Justice? Domestic v. international justice ○

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Domestic justice: justice in relations between individual persons, and between citizens and government ■ Justice that happens inside a community (intra-national justice) internal International justice: justice in relations between state and states ■ States are the subjects of international justice, just like persons are the subjects of domestic justice ■ Ex. If the actions of one state that my negatively affect another state (violating treaties, polluting waters etc.)

● States are not under a higher institutional structure, in the way that citizens are beholden to the institutional structure of their states. ■ (I.e., international politics is “anarchic”) ■ There is no one that can really 'punish' a state for it's issues But what about the UN? ○

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The rights and interests of individual human beings have no direct representation in the study of international justice so conceived. ■ Cannot mix and match these different levels, --> either only about the people involved or only about the state (no individuals are responsible) International Justice --> Global Justice ○

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In terms of Global Justice theorists it they may: deny the analogy between states and persons: ■ States are not separate from their persons because in reality its not a state who would be violating justice or needing justice but the people who live in this state ■ Cause more problems in terms of Global Justice

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The state is only one type of institution which individuals are subject to ■ Eg. Family, educational, municipals, provincial institutions What's special about the state level? There are more institutions beyond state level that need to be addressed. How do the institutions bare on wellbeing of individuals that belong to them? ■ Examples of institution: ■ United Nations: sets norms for what countries should be following ■ Legal Institutions: Treaties ■ Religious (Church's, Mosques etc.): regulations opportunities, sets norms ■ Postal Service ■ World Trade Organization/ World Bank: are not state level but have serious impact

Must assess all the intuitions on how they affect quality of life of individuals ○ ○ ○

States interests? They have to try to protect wellbeing of their citizens All these state level institutions may just be a historical blip. ■ Will they change as time passes, is it better to have a different system in place? International justice is a way takes states for granted and instead to look at a more moral outlook on how to deal with justice. (atm looking at two states as though they are analogous to two people)...