Global Economic Justice workshop

International trade is a powerful mechanism for both creating and allocating wealth. Emily Jones (GEG) and Kalypso Nicolaidis (Centre for International Studies) hosted leading academics from law, political theory, and international relations, to scrutinise the role of international trade as an engine of distributive justice.

 

Frank Garcia, Professor of Law, Boston College Law School presented his new book ‘Global Justice and International Economic Law: Three Takes’ (CUP 2013). A lively debate ensued, focused on the need to distinguish between economic transactions that are predatory, coercive or exploitative, and those that are fully consented to, and whether consent is a sufficient or necessary criterion for justice in trade. Participants included Simon Caney, Professor of Political Theory; David Miller, Professor of Political Theory; and Leif Wenar, Chair of Ethics at King’s College London.