摘要：This article aims to show that a coherent conception of civic solidarity must incorporate a
transnational dimension, which is especially relevant in the realms affecting human development.
In order to show this connection the article analyses the limits of the Arendtian
conception of «the social». It also explores the insufficiency of the ideal of citizenship
entailed in the «right to have rights» when many states lack means to ensure the basic protections
to their citizens. In our world, the protection of the basic conditions for human life
points to the constitutionalization of the global institutions related with development. The
incorporation of a right to development in order to legitimate a global constitution implies
the integration of a transnational perspective in the democratic will formation of the citizens.
The relevant authors considered are Arendt, Rorty, Benhabib, Habermas and Pogge.
关键词：Arendt, human rights, economic rights, global justice, constitution, legitimation.
