These essays, by an impressive array of world class scholars, offer timely and penetrating insights into how morality should inform this evolving aspect of international politics.

Douglas M. Johnston, executive vice president, Center for Strategic and International Studies

It is simultaneously a volume in descriptive social analysis and political philosophy interlaced with compelling ethical inquiries about international justice, the rebirth of natural law theory, humanitarian concern, cultural identity, and human rights...a superb collection.

Religious Studies Review

This set of essays . . . seeks to enrich the ethical debate about right conduct for states. . . . Paul Marshall's chapter on human rights and the role of the state is ground breaking and should be read by all who are interested in human rights in a global context.

Mervyn Frost, University of Kent

. . . an excellent guide to the deeper moral and conceptual issues of an emerging and unpredictable world order. It is a timely resource for students of moral philosophy and theology, of international relations and political theory.

John Langan, S. J., Georgetown University