Rawlsian global justice, as articulated in The Law of Peoples, holds that international obligations extend only to assisting 'burdened societies,' not to rectifying differential climate impacts.

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Burdened societies(as used in discussions of global justice): In Rawls's theory, countries that lack basic resources, stable institutions, or functioning governments, making it hard for their citizens to live decently—as opposed to wealthy, well-organized societies.
International obligations(as used in global justice): Responsibilities and duties that countries have toward other countries, rather than just toward their own citizens.
John Rawls(the original philosopher whose ideas are being discussed): An influential 20th-century American philosopher who created an important theory about how a fair and just society should be organized.
Rawlsian: "Rawlsian" refers to the ideas of philosopher John Rawls, who developed an influential theory of what makes a society fair and just. His key idea is that a fair society should be organized as if people didn't know what position they'd occupy in it—meaning the rules should benefit everyone, especially the least advantaged, since anyone could end up in that situation. Rawls fundamentally changed how people think about justice and equality in modern democracies.

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