The purpose of this study is to examine the developments in the international community that contributed to the inclusion of individuals into the moral considerations of international institutions. The objective of the research is to identify who the international community considered to be ‘worthy’ of moral consideration and how that conception helped shape a permanent international court to preserve the international normative values seen within the international community. The study begins with a theoretical exploration of normative IR theory with influences from the English School and constructivism and their association with the debates between communitarianism/cosmopolitanism, deontology/consequentialism, and pluralism/solidarism. Then, the study examines these normative trends within global governance and international human rights law. It explores the norms presented by state and non-state actors alike and their shared considerations for the wellbeing of individuals as well as the state itself. The study also individually analyzes how the moral considerations of states and individuals culminates in the International Criminal Court, notions of individual accountability, and the principle of complementarity. It also evaluates the deviancy of the United States towards this growing trend in the international community. The study concludes that while the international community begins to fit into a middle-ground between the normative IR theory debates, the foundational structure of the US and its role as ‘the world police’ prevents it from accepting and adapting to these new norms. Key Words: International Criminal Court, United States, normative theory, cosmopolitanism, communitarianism, international community, world society
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Phillips, Morgan
Rights Holders: Phillips, Morgan Supervisors: Ford, Lucy
Department of Social Sciences
MA International Relations
2020
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