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"International relations have an ethical dimension; but that bald statement does not take us far. What part can ethics play in the society of states? How do we go about translating moral principles or insights into practical policies? While there are no definitive answers to such questions, the web of relationships between the realm of international relations deserves continuing exploration. Some of the explorations in this book tackle the interaction between the two realms head on, in such fields as national security and the responsibilities of defence scientists. Some focus primarily on one realm, as with the Bishop of Durham's theological relfections on compromise; some on the other, as in Lord Caradon's comment on the new international diplomacy. One essay explores the ethics of risk-taking through specific issues of public policy, while another traces the participation of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations in terms of the relationship between moral principles and power politics. The place of the individual is not ignored either. In essays ranging from international legal protection of human rights to the collaboration of non-governmental organisations in givi

Author

Sydney D Bailey; Nicholas Roger Alan Sims

Publisher

Routledge Kegan & Paul

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780709923008

Subjects

Philosophy, Political Science, Humanities