SDG Detail

PHIL 767 : Global Justice

Postgraduate course

Project description

This course examines issues related to global justice, such as: What, if anything, are people owed as a matter of justice in the global context? If there are duties of justice, what grounds these? Is distribution to assist the global disadvantaged justified? If so, on what basis should distribution proceed? Are global taxes defensible? Which restrictions on immigration, if any, are justified? Are protectionist policies in trade justified? Can globalisation be better harnessed to assist the global poor? How can we better assist those in poor countries who are trying to help themselves?

Year 2020

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Master strategies for reading, analysing, and critically discussing key positions in the global justice literature (Capability 1.1 and 2.1) Find, read, critically discuss and apply relevant texts concerning international justice problems (Capability 2.1) Engage in current debates about key concepts and arguments concerning global justice positions (Capability 1.1, 2.1 and 4.1) Conduct post-graduate level research both independently and with others (Capability 2.1, 4.1 and 5.1) Research and present work orally and in writing and help guide others through core philosophical problems in constructive ways (Capability 2.2, 4.1 and 5.2) Construct and critically evaluate arguments on international justice matters, mindful of their cultural, historical, political and ethical dimensions (Capability 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)