This article will present the argument for treating democratic states as moral and not only legal collective entities; that is, it will apply the theory of collective rights of cultural groups in a (closed) domestic political setting to democratic states in international relations. Numerous experiences by self-identifying cultural groups bear witness to the fact that morally important objectives are not always reached by merely treating individuals as the sole bearers of moral status. In order to prevent latent cultural imperialism, many countries around the world have adopted various models of collective rights protection and policies of preferential treatment for these groups. This article will examine whether it is possible to make a parallel between cultural groups and democratic states; in particular, whether it is feasible to think of democratic states as moral entities and what the normative implications of such a view for contemporary international relations and trade would be.

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集体权利和民主国家：解决全球社会经济不平等的新框架

本文将提出将民主国家视为道德而不只是法律集体实体的论点。也就是说，它将在（封闭的）国内政治环境中将文化团体的集体权利理论应用于国际关系中的民主国家。自我认同的文化团体的许多经验证明了这样一个事实，即仅仅将个人视为道德地位的唯一承担者，并不总是能够实现道德上重要的目标。为了防止潜在的文化帝国主义，世界上许多国家都采取了各种集体权利保护模式和这些群体优惠政策。本文将探讨是否有可能在文化团体和民主国家之间建立平行关系。特别是，