Laura Valentini is Professor of Philosophy and Political Theory at LMU Munich. Prior to coming to Munich, she held faculty positions at UCL, LSE, and KCL, postdoctoral positions at Princeton and Oxford, and visiting positions at ANU, SCAS, Uppsala University, Harvard University, and the University of Frankfurt. Her work is situated in contemporary political, social, and legal philosophy. Her first book, Justice in a Globalized World: A Normative Framework, was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. In 2015, she was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize.

This exceptionally careful and well-written book is an outstanding example of analytical political philosophy.

• Introduction 1: What Are Socially Constructed Norms? 2: Grounding the Moral Force of Socially Constructed norms 3: The Agency-Respect View 4: Grounding Moral rights 5: Grounding Political Obligation 6: Explaining the Wrong of Sovereignty Violations Conclusion Bibliography

Laura Valentini is Professor of Philosophy and Political Theory at LMU Munich. Prior to coming to Munich, she held faculty positions at UCL, LSE, and KCL, postdoctoral positions at Princeton and Oxford, and visiting positions at ANU, SCAS, Uppsala University, Harvard University, and the University of Frankfurt. Her work is situated in contemporary political, social, and legal philosophy. Her first book, Justice in a Globalized World: A Normative Framework, was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. In 2015, she was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize.

This exceptionally careful and well-written book is an outstanding example of analytical political philosophy.

• Introduction 1: What Are Socially Constructed Norms? 2: Grounding the Moral Force of Socially Constructed norms 3: The Agency-Respect View 4: Grounding Moral rights 5: Grounding Political Obligation 6: Explaining the Wrong of Sovereignty Violations Conclusion Bibliography

Laura Valentini is Professor of Philosophy and Political Theory at LMU Munich. Prior to coming to Munich, she held faculty positions at UCL, LSE, and KCL, postdoctoral positions at Princeton and Oxford, and visiting positions at ANU, SCAS, Uppsala University, Harvard University, and the University of Frankfurt. Her work is situated in contemporary political, social, and legal philosophy. Her first book, Justice in a Globalized World: A Normative Framework, was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. In 2015, she was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize.

This exceptionally careful and well-written book is an outstanding example of analytical political philosophy.

• Introduction 1: What Are Socially Constructed Norms? 2: Grounding the Moral Force of Socially Constructed norms 3: The Agency-Respect View 4: Grounding Moral rights 5: Grounding Political Obligation 6: Explaining the Wrong of Sovereignty Violations Conclusion Bibliography