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    It is not the case that Rawls's Law of Peoples demonstrates that a Society of Peoples upholding basic human rights need not be democratically organized to satisfy the demands of international justice.

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    • 1.Basic human rights protection requires accountability mechanisms that non-democratic systems structurally lack, undermining Rawls's distinction.
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    • 2.Peoples denying internal democratic voice to citizens cannot genuinely consent to international agreements, compromising their legitimacy as equals.
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    • 3.Rawls's 'decent consultation hierarchy' is vaguely defined; real non-democracies typically fail this standard while claiming compliance.
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    • 1.International justice concerns fair relations between peoples, not internal governance structures, making democracy unnecessary for justice.
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    • 2.Decent hierarchical societies can protect basic human rights effectively without democratic mechanisms, satisfying minimal justice requirements.
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    • 3.Imposing democracy as a requirement for international legitimacy violates self-determination and imposes Western institutional preferences globally.
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