International Political Theory

This Section on International Political Theory (IPT) is organized by the convenors of the Standing Group in International Political Theory (SGIPT), encompassing, broadly, political theory and philosophy as it pertains to global, international and transnational relations. IPT studies questions concerning the philosophical and normative grounding, as well as the historical and political development, of global, international and transnational institutions, structures and practices; the rights and duties of individuals and groups in a transnational context; the moral standing, rights and duties of states in international society; global distributive and social justice; international criminal justice and mechanisms of accountability; just war and the ethics of the use of force across borders; migration; and environmental justice. The Section is open to various theoretical perspectives and methodologies. Panel titles: Justice beyond borders; Global commons and global justice; Historical injustice and global justice; On the all-subjected principle; Human rights and dignity; Human rights versus special rights; Rethinking sovereignty and the state; Territory and territorial rights; The political theory of emigration; Violence: perspectives from critical theory; The ethics of war and intervention; The legitimacy of international courts.