Bringing a unique perspective to the burgeoning ethical and legal issues surrounding the
presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, the book uses theory and practice on …

The agent-structure problem is a much discussed issue in the field of international relations.
In his comprehensive 2006 analysis of this problem, Colin Wight deconstructs the accounts …

To say that states are 'actors' or 'persons' is to attribute to them properties we associate first
with human beings–rationality, identities, interests, beliefs, and so on. Such attributions …

Contemporary concern about technological hazards posed by business enterprises has
intensified interest in the criminality of corporations. Incorporating ideas from a wide range of …

In which sense can we say that a stateexists'? According to the realist school, the state is an
a priori given; according to the pluralist school, it is nothing but a collection of various sub …

What are we to make of the state? According to Hegel, it was the 'Divine Idea on Earth'. For
Hobbes it was an 'Artificiall Man'. Nietzsche declared it the 'coldest of all cold monsters'. And …

Business firms are ubiquitous in modern society, but an appreciation of how they are formed
and for what purposes requires an understanding of their legal foundations. This book …

Nowadays, rights are frequently ascribed to groups distinguished by their nationality, culture,
religion or language. Rights are also commonly ascribed to institutionalised groups, such as …

Nationalism and Particularity is a work of political theory that examines nationalism in two
ways. Firstly it draws out the ideological connections and associations of nationalism by …

In today'sbioethical debates, the concept of the person plays a major role. However, it does
not hold this role justly. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the concept of the person …