What are the implications of colonialism for a theory of global justice today? What does rectificatory justice mean in the light of colonialism? What does global rectificatory justice require in practice? The author seeks to answer these questions covering a significant gap in the literature on global justice.

Autorentext

Göran Collste is Professor of Applied Ethics at Linköping University, Sweden. He coordinates an international Master's Programme in Applied Ethics and is President of Societas Ethica (European Society for Research in Ethics). He has recently published in Global Policy, Ethics and Global Politics and Public Health Ethics.

Inhalt
Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Discussion on Global Justice. A Missing Premise 3. Colonialism 4. Five Cases of Colonialism 5. The Legacy of Colonialism 6. Restoring the Epistemic Privilege 7. Claims for Justice After Colonialism 8. The Meaning of Rectificatory Justice After Colonialism 9. Ways Forward; Rectification, Forgiveness and Reconciliation 10. Rectificatory Justice - the Philosophical Discussion 11. Rectification for Slavery 12. Is a Generous Immigration Policy a Way to Rectify for Colonial Injustices? 13. Changing the Global Order: the Case of TRIPS 14. Conclusions and Implications