The British Journal of Sociology
Volume 58 No 3 September 2007
Pages 417-435
Abstract
This article explores the Pinochet case, widely heralded as a landmark, as a case of'intermestic' human rights that raises difficult normative and empirical questions concerning cosmopolitan justice. The article is a contribution to the sociology of human rights from the perspective of methodological cosmopolitanism, developing conceptual tools and methods to study how cosmopolitanizing state institutions and cultural norms are inter-related. The argument is made that in order to understand issues of cosmopolitan justice, sociologists must give more consideration to political culture.
Keywords: Human rights; state; justice; community; political culture
Kate Nash
Department of Sociology, Goldsmith's College, University of London
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