El principio de reciprocidad y la globalización del derecho desde la perspectiva de la regla de oro.

Abstract

In the past we lived on one earth, but in many different worlds. Today we only live in one world and deeply influence one another, but in many important aspects we remain independent from one another. At the same time we have entered this one modern world from many different traditions. We still have ideas which are greatly at odds with one another about matters as important as the political organization of our national states, the universality of human rights, the relationship between women and men, the freedom of minorities and furthermore, these differences do not solely occur between cultures. We therefore sustain that a careful study of globalization and its legal basis in the wake of the emergence of different blocs is of great importance. Reciprocity is a fundamental principle found in virtually all major religions and cultures. It is arguably the most essential basis for many positive laws and the modern concept of human rights. The golden rule is based on reciprocity and is a moral basis for mankind (humanity), and endorsed by different cultures and all the great world religions. With knowledge, imagination, and the golden rule, we can progress far in our moral thinking. The golden rule is best seen as a consistency principle. The golden rule doesn’t tell us what specific act to commit. It does not replace regular moral norms. It is not an infallible guide on which actions are right or wrong; it does not give all the answers. It only prescribes consistency -that our actions (towards one another) not be of harmony with our desires (toward a reversed situation action). It is important to note that because this principle is based on the generic features of action, it has a certain kind of material necessity. It will be recalled that some of the justificatory arguments far rights examined above failed because they did not satisfy the condition that they be acceptable to all rational persons as a matter of rational necessity.