"The existence of diverse ultimate values and value systems, or value pluralism, is an undeniable reality in the international sphere today. For example, the current debates between Western advocates of human rights and their primarily non-Western critics illustrate this phenomenon. The fundamental question facing normative theory in International Relations is how to reconcile value pluralism with an ethical orientation.

In other words, how is it possible to organize human interaction, our lives together, in a manner that is appropriate/good/right/fair/just, in a world where there are diverse conceptions of appropriateness/goodness/rightness/fairness/justice? This volume incorporates a variety of contributions from well-known authors at the centre of the debate."--BOOK JACKET.