Outstanding and thought-provoking, this book highlights the (unilateral) use of force in international relations, the chances and risks of international criminal justice, and the question of epistemic violence. It contributes to a better understanding of the relation between power and justice in view of current global tensions while reflecting the work of the internationally acclaimed philosopher Hans Köchler.

Chapter 1 Introduction: A Man and his Quest for Global Justice Chandra Muzaffar, Chandra Muzaffar; Part 1 Power Unleashed? The Use of Force in International Relations and the Future of International Law; Chapter 2 From a Unipolar to a Multipolar World: A Post-Bush US Presidency for a Post-Western World, Anthony Carty; Chapter 3 Did Captain America Kill International Law?, Chin Leng Lim; Chapter 4 Opting for Truth: The Roman Catholic Church in International Affairs, Jodok Troy; Chapter 5 Difference Arguments in International Law and Relations, Sienho Yee; Part 2 Conceptual Disputes in Contemporary International Law; Chapter 6 Peace through Law Revisited: Kelsen¿s Vision of International Law at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century, Andreas Th. Müller; Chapter 7 Post-Bellum War Crimes Tribunals and Contemporary International Law: Adjudging State Responsibility and ¿War Guilt¿ Issues, Edward McWhinney; Chapter 8 The Concept of Human Security: Does it Add Anything of Value to International Legal Theory or Practice?, Lyal S. Sunga; Part 3 Knowledge Production and Epistemic Violence in International Relations; Chapter 9 The Epistemic Violence of the International Security System in Africa, Belachew Gebrewold; Chapter 10 Human Rights and the Challenges of Intercultural Dialogue in the Twenty-first Century: A Perspective from Sub-Saharan Africa, Michael O. Maduagwu; Chapter 11 Overcoming Cover-science in Latin American Social Sciences and Humanities¿An Intervention, Johannes Maerk; Chapter 12 The Tyranny of the Status Quo: Economic Modeling, Economic Policy Paradigms, and the Financial Crisis, Jesús Crespo Cuaresma; Part 4 Global Social Justice and the Question of Power; Chapter 13 International Economics and the Question of Power: A Manifold but Obscured Relationship, Andreas Exenberger; Chapter 14 Was Marx Right After All? A Critical Analysis of the Global Financial Crisis, Elmar Altvater; Chapter 15 Capitalism vs. Ecology: Nature, too, Expects Justice!, Türkkaya Ataöv; Chapter 16 Cooperation and Global Public Goods: Aspects of Fairness in International Relations, Ulrich Metschl;