Sovereign Immunity and the Moral Community
本文批判政府利用主权豁免原则逃避对不道德行为的公共问责，认为该做法缺乏伦理正当性，并助长将政治和商业视为权力游戏而非道德共同体建设。
Government policies and practices can exert significant influence on ethical behavior in a society. Many governments still rely on a long-standing prerogative of sovereigns, the defense of sovereign immunity, to avoid public inquiry about acts that are clearly immoral. However, the basic theory and frequent practice of invoking sovereign immunity cannot be ethically justified. Moreover, such practices model conduct based on power rather than reason, fairness, or justice, and invite both nations and individuals to view politics and business as a power game to be played and won, rather than as a process of building communities that emphasize reciprocity and commitment to moral principles.