The supreme emergency exemption: Rawls and the use of force

Roberts, Peri ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-3711 2012. The supreme emergency exemption: Rawls and the use of force. European Journal of Political Theory 11 (2) , pp. 155-171. 10.1177/1474885111425120

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Abstract

Both Rawls and Walzer argue for a supreme emergency exemption and are commonly thought to do so for the same reasons. However, far from ‘aping’ Walzer, Rawls engages in a reconstruction of the exemption that changes its focus altogether, making clear its dependence on an account of universal human rights and the idea of a well-ordered society. This paper is therefore, in the first instance, textual, demonstrating that Rawls has been misinterpreted in the case of supreme emergency. In the second instance the approach is reconstructive, providing a reinterpretation of Rawls that fits his treatment of supreme emergency with his broader commitments in just war and international relations. This reinterpretation enables us to draw out a pattern of argument that Rawls appears to share with a much more strident liberal cosmopolitanism.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory
Uncontrolled Keywords:	human rights; just war; Rawls; supreme emergency; Walzer
Publisher:	SAGE
ISSN:	1474-8851
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 14:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/14425

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