Locke relevanciája napjaink nemzetközi rendszerének értelmezésében – A liberális világállam megvalósulásának lehetősége
The Relevance of Locke in the Interpetation of Contemporary International System – A Possibility of the Realisation of a Liberal Global State

Summary/Abstract: The international system is an anarchical, multi-centred world. One of the most discussed questions in the fi eld of International Relations is how anarchy can be overcome. This article aims to focus on the analysis of Locke’s theory of international relations from the approach of natural law and international society. It argues that Locke’s conception of international society balanced interrelated, overlapping, and even competing claims about natural law in a normative framework in which the right of self-government replaced the principle of sovereignty as the moral basis of international relations. Thus, for Locke the norms deduced from the law of nature govern the international state of nature even as independent societies remain the primary executors of the law of nature in international society. The article concludes by considering how Locke’s refl ections on international relations may contribute to our understanding of contemporary debates about the international system, the use of force, and the ethics of intervention.

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