ABSTRACT

It seems to me that globalization, i.e. planetary intertwinement of human relations on the levels of technology, economics and politics, in our day is an indisputable fact. And, in my opinion, it is an historically irreversible fact as well. This does not mean that those people are wrong who point to very problematical aspects of the recent development of globalization, especially with regard to the global order of the market-led economy, which-notwithstanding its efficiency-seems to result in a growing polarization between the rich and the poor.1 However, as it seems to me, there is no reasonable option towards a turn or roll back of the technological, economical and political development of globalization. There is only the serious problem of how to deal with, i.e. to respond to, the challenge of globalization on the levels of culture, morality and a morally inspired reorganization of law.