ABSTRACT
A truly Kantian international peace cannot be achieved without equality among peoples. Several conceptual preconditions are proposed for a Kantian-inspired theory of transnational rights, intended to counter power imbalances among states, supranational organizations and other economic actors. First, Kant’s conception of sovereignty and the systematic unity of public Right, as composed of ius civitatis, ius gentium and ius cosmopoliticum, are analyzed. This analysis holds that sovereign equality, understood as a normative principle for international Right, is implied by the normative principle of popular sovereignty. Second, the consequences derived from this interpretation, as they relate to inadequate mainstream readings of Kant’s theory of international Right, are discussed.
