6.1: Participatory Rights and Global Justice: Global Citizens?
6.1.1: What Does "Think Globally and Act Locally" Mean for Global Justice?
Read this article for a discussion on whether or not people in the developed world have an obligation to act towards the mitigation of poverty in the developing world.
Watch this lecture delivered by Walzer on Global and Local Justice. Building on his earlier work concerning distributive justice within a society, Walzer offers a commentary on the pursuit of distributive justice in a global context. He recognizes the desirability of basing global justice on a universal normative framework for justice. He simultaneously acknowledges the inherent problems of a universalist approach, such as the lack of an overarching global authority and the lack of a common philosophical set of underpinnings.
6.1.2: Redress of Grievance in a Global Context: The Case of the International Criminal CourtÂ
Read this article. Kingsbury examines the extent to which litigation in institutions such as the ICC or other judicial bodies may or may not actually achieve justice. He discusses the problems arising from litigators being physically removed from the remote areas in which many human rights violations occur. Additionally, while lawyers are well versed in the legal issues and processes, they tend to lack adequate knowledge of local dynamics and customs. Thus, communication between litigators and their clients often hampers the overall pursuit of justice. To mitigate this, the author argues that clients must play an active role in the litigation process.
Read this article, which starts on page 65. Goetz pushes Kingsbury's argument further by explicitly analyzing the degree to which victims can 'tell their stories' in international tribunal judicial processes beyond merely providing witness testimony.