Martha C. Nussbaum's "Beyond National Boundaries: Capabilities and Global Justice"
Go to page 45 of the document, and read the second lecture in the series. Nussbaum examines the usefulness of the social contract theory (with special emphasis on Rawls) for accounting for a model of global justice. She argues that social contract theorizing falls short when applied to the global stage. In its stead, Nussbaum proposes a capabilities approach that is anchored in the pursuit of basic human necessities for the achievement of global justice.