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Social Justice: Western Perspectives Recent Term Paper

Therefore, one of the most important documents of democracy points out precisely the notions of social justice, which should be the right to life, tolerance, happiness. Despite the age of the Declaration the values enshrined in the document remain the same. This comes to point out the fact that indeed, the precepts of social justice today in the international community are based on the liberal thoughts of the 18th century and is viable to this day.

The diversity of opinions who argue for the victory of the liberal beliefs establishes in the end the actual conclusion that the Western perspective on social justice relies on old and well established notions of democracy. However, they are better defined in the clashes of civilization Huntington advocated a decade ago, in the war on terror waged by the Bush Administration, and in the constant refusal of other systems of government to consider them.

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Berstein, S. And Milza, P. (1994) Histoire de l'Europe. Paris: Hatier.

Braunstein, F., and Pepin, J.F. (1998) Les Grandes Doctrines. Paris: Ellipses.

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