Is the state-centric conception of human rights suitable for a globalized world? A response to Cristina Lafont

MONTERO, JULIO

Revista Latinoamericana de Filosofía Política

Centro de Investigaciones Filosóficas

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2013 vol. 2 p. 1 - 19

In her article "Human Rights and the Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions" published in this volume of RLPF, Cristina Lafont argues that in order to impose human rights obligations to global governance institutions, the state-centric conception of human rights that pervades current international politics must be replaced by an alternative, pluralist account. In this response I claim that, when properly interpreted, the state-centric conception is not only perfectly compatible with imposing on global governance institutions the kind of obligations Lafont has in mind, but may also lead us to a better understanding of the nature of these responsibilities in a globalized world.