Untangling Historical Injustice and Historical Ill

This article distinguishes historical ills and historical injustices. It conceives of the latter as legalised natural crimes, committed by morally competent agents. A natural crime consists in the deliberate violation of a natural right. 'Legalised' means that the natural crime must be pre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael Schefczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tübingen University 2009-01-01
Series:Intergenerational Justice Review
Online Access:https://ethik-und-gesellschaft.de/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/516