Obligations of poor countries in ensuring global justice: The case of Uganda

Authors

  • John Barugahare University of Bergen, Department of Philosophy
  • Reidar K. Lie University of Bergen, Department of Philosophy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v8i2.1851

Keywords:

global justice, obligations, poor countries, Uganda

Abstract

Obligations of global justice rest mainly on the global rich but also to a lesser extent on the global poor. The governments of poor countries are obliged to fulfill requirements of non-aggression, good governance and decency, along with all other requirements which facilitate the achievement of global justice. So far, obligations of poor countries seem to be taken as given yet the behavior of governments in poor countries and occurrences therein attest to the contrary;this suggests a need to mainstream these obligations in discussions about global justice. If poor countries do not live up to these requirements obstacles arise to the realization of global justice; and they act unjustly in relation to citizens of rich countries which provide them with aid. Uganda is taken as a case in point.

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Published

2014-11-19

How to Cite

Barugahare, J., & Lie, R. K. (2014). Obligations of poor countries in ensuring global justice: The case of Uganda. Etikk I Praksis - Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics, 8(2), 82-96. https://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v8i2.1851

Issue

No. 2 (2014)

Section

Åpen del - Open section

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