Economists are often skeptical concerning the economic effects of various forms of human rights: it has been argued that basic human rights can make the legal system less efficient but also that extensive social rights are incompatible with market economies. It is argued here that basic human...

Der vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert die Frage, wie das im Konzept der nachhaltigen Entwicklung angelegte Prinzip inter- und intragenerationeller Gerechtigkeit erstens begründet und zweitens näher bestimmt werden kann. Die Begründungsfrage wird dabei mit einer Anlehnung an Kant beantwortet,...

Economists are often skeptical concerning the economic effects of various forms of human rights: it has been argued that basic human rights can make the legal system less efficient but also that extensive social rights are incompatible with market economies. It is argued here that basic human...