An Ethical Approach to Current Global Issues

Abstract

The current global (dis)order may be regarded unjust since over a billion people suffer human rights abuse and degrading poverty.From an ethical perspective, when the institutional order of a global society fails to safeguard its members’ human rights, those who significantly collaborate in the imposition of this order should share the burden of effectively carrying out their responsibility.

Focusing on the various global issues (for example, corruption in politics, terrorism, poverty, and financial instability) viewed as negative effects of global interdependence, this paper examines if the ethics of global responsibility may be a guiding principle for the construction of a more just global society.The paper also explores how global ethics can be conceptualized in reference to the theories that have recently been put forth by ethical philosophers such as Th. Pogge and A. Linklater.