Ethics & International Affairs, Volume 20.3 (Fall 2006)

Date: 09/22/06

In this issue's special section on Citizenship and Equality, Devesh Kapur and John McHale examine the problem of brain drain—the emigration of skilled individuals from developing countries—and assess what a response guided by cosmopolitan principles should be. In turn, Will Kymlicka and Keith Banting argue that ethnic diversity and pro-multiculturalism policies pose no inherent danger to the viability of the welfare state. And James A. Goldston examines the nexus between racial discrimination and citizenship status, concluding that loopholes in human rights protection for noncitizens allow covert racial discrimination.

This issue also features a symposium on Larry May's important new work on the ethics of war crimes tribunals, Crimes Against Humanity. The symposium features contributions from David Luban, Jamie Mayerfeld, and Andrew Altman and a response by May.

Special Section on Citizenship and Equality

Immigration, Multiculturalism, and the Welfare State [Abstract] | 09/22/06
This article gives a review of the welfare state and analyzes whether it is being undermined by the impact of increasing ethnic and racial diversity. Author(s): Will Kymlicka, Keith Banting

Should a Cosmopolitan Worry about the "Brain Drain"? [Abstract] | 09/22/06
This essay asks if a cosmopolitan—who we take to be generally supportive of freer international migration—should worry about the adverse effects on those remaining behind in poor countries. Author(s): Devesh Kapur, John McHale

Holes in the Rights Framework: Racial Discrimination, Citizenship, and the Rights of Noncitizens [Abstract] | 09/22/06
This essay explores how human rights norms—particularly the body of law that forbids discrimination on grounds of racial or ethnic origin—can be deployed to combat the worst effects of citizenship denial and ill-treatment of non-citizens. Author(s): James A. Goldston

SYMPOSIUM: Crimes Against Humanity

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Crimes Against Humanity
Larry May

Beyond Moral Minimalism
David Luban

Ending Impunity
Jamie Mayerfeld

The Persistent Fiction of Harm to Humanity
Andrew Altman

Humanity, International Crime, and the Rights of Defendants
Larry May


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