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Rawls’s Law of Peoples: A Realistic Utopia for Global Justice

"John Rawls’s The Law of Peoples extends his famous theory of domestic justice to the international arena, mapping out how a stable and just global society of democratic and non-democratic peoples can coexist peacefully. By framing this vision as a “realistic utopia,” Rawls balances moral aspirations with the political realities of human pluralism, offering a foundational framework for modern international political philosophy. Understanding the Framework: What Is Rawls’s “Realistic Utopia”? In political philosophy, the concept of a "realistic utopia" bridges the gap between what is morally desirable and what is politically achievable. When Jo..."

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