The Law of Peoples

with "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited"

John Rawls

    Introduction

    The First Part of Ideal Theory

    The Law of Peoples as Realistic Utopia

    Why Peoples and Not States?

    Two Original Positions

    The Principles of the Law of Peoples

    Democratic Peace and Its Stability

    Society of Liberal Peoples: Its Public Reason

    The Second Part of Ideal Theory

    Toleration of Nonliberal Peoples

    Extension to Decent Hierarchical Peoples

    Decent Consultation Hierarchy

    Human Rights

    Comments on Procedure of the Law of Peoples

    Concluding Observations

    Nonideal Theory

    Just War Doctrine: The Right to War

    Just War Doctrine: Conduct of War

    Burdened Societies

    On Distributive Justice among Peoples

    Conclusion

    Public Reason and the Law of Peoples

    Reconcilation to Our Social World

    THE IDEA OF PUBLIC REASON REVISITED

    The Idea of Public Reason

    The Content of Public Reason

    Religion and Public Reason in Democracy

    The Wide View of Public Political Culture

    On the Family as Part of the Basic Structure

    Questions about Public Reason

    Conclusion

    Index

  • Cover: The Law of Peoples
  • A photo of the author

John Rawls was James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. He was recipient of the 1999 National Humanities Medal.