This account first endorses the normative strength of Kant?s cosmopolitan
right, even if it is not lacking in non-ideal traits, and then takes issue
with Flikschuh?s well-known interpretation of what she labels Kant?s
?dilemma of sovereignty?. Second, I tease out some of the non-ideal features
underpinning Kant?s cosmopolitanism with the help of the Kantian theory of
labour, which in turn helps reveal the material conditions behind the
qualifications of the subject who in Kant?s view is able to move through the
world. Finally, I draw some conclusions about the advantages of a non-ideal
approach for upgrading the normative value of global mobility in Kant?s
juridical philosophy.