DO WE, THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO THE GLOBAL POOR?

Nicole Hassoun, Globalization and Global Justice: Shrinking Distance, Expanding Obligations (Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press, 2012) (From the bookjacket: "The face of the world is changing. The past century has seen the incredible growth of international institutions. How does the fact that the world is becoming more inter-connected change institutions' duties to people beyond borders? Does globalization alone engender any ethical obligations? In Globalization an Global Justice, Nicole Hassoun addresses these questions and advances a new argument for the conclusion that there are many coercive international institutions. She argues that such institutions must enable their subject to avoid severe poverty. She consider the case for aid and trade in light of these obligations, and concludes with a new proposal for Fair Trade in pharmaceuticals an bio-technology. Her book will appeal to reader in philosophy, politics, economic, and public policy." Students in my International Business Transactions and International Trade Law courses will see addressed here some of the issues I raised there.).