International Dialogue
Abstract
In this article I intend to argue that while there are certainly important similarities between the duty to rescue and the duty to aid the famine-stricken and starving, there are also important differences between these two duties. Both the duty to rescue and the duty to provide aid need to be qualified by conditions regarding necessity, possibility, and comparable cost, as well as by a principle concerning special relationships of responsibility. However, while the duty to rescue can be fulfilled by individual agents, the duty to aid the famine-stricken and starving requires large-scale interventions to change political and social structures, involving the interactions of governments rather than the interactions of individuals.
Recommended Citation
Bauhn, Per
(2013)
"The Duty to Rescue and the Duty to Aid the Starving,"
International Dialogue: Vol. 3, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32873/uno.dc.ID.3.1.1052
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https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/id-journal/vol3/iss1/3
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