Henry Shue

Henry Greyson Shue (born March 24, 1940) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Politics and International Relations at Merton College of Oxford University. Previously he was Wyn and William Y Hutchinson Professor of Ethics & Public Life at Cornell University. Shue is best known for his book, Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy. . Henry Shue was awarded the ASAP Lifetime Achievement Award by Academics Stand Against Poverty.

Books Basic Rights (Princeton 1980; 2nd edition, 1996) Climate Justice: Vulnerability and Protection Fighting Hurt: Rule and Exception in Torture and War The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now. Princeton University Press, 2021.

Edited books Preemption: Military Action and Moral Justification, co-edited with David Rodin, Oxford University Press, 2010, Nuclear Deterrence and Moral Restraint: Critical Choices for American Strategy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy) Climate Ethics: Essential Readings The American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, from Flying Fortresses to Drones Just and Unjust Warriors: The Moral and Legal Status of Soldiers Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy (co-edited with Ravi Kanbur). Oxford University Press, 2019. The Border That Joins: Mexican Migrants & U. S. Responsibility (Maryland Studies in Public Philosophy)