...and (3) it is not clear why it should never be acceptable to tolerate a “great evil” in the name of peace. The essay then discusses two basic problems with his proposals for horizontal pluralization, focusing on his support for non-punitive collective
sanctions: (1) in order to avoid being retributively unjust, collective
sanctions would have to be imposed using the same liberal-legalist procedures that paralyze international criminal trials; and (2) only retributively unjust collective
sanctions could effectively deter mass atrocity. As always, comments are welcome and would be most appreciated....