Sovereignty The Evolution of an Idea

Name: Sovereignty The Evolution of an Idea
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ISBN: 9780745623375

ISBN-10: 0745623379

ISBN-13: 9780745623375

Edition: 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Robert Jackson, Schott Gareth, Jackson Robert

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Sovereignty is at the very centre of the political and legal arrangements of the modern world. The idea originated in the controversies and wars, both religious and political, of 16th and 17th century Europe and since that time it has continued to spread and evolve. Today sovereignty is a global system of authority: it extends across all religions, civilizations, languages, cultures, ethnic and racial groupings, and other collectivities into which humanity is divided.In this highly accessible book, Robert Jackson provides a concise and comprehensive introduction to the history and meaning of sovereignty. Drawing on a wide range of examples - from the US Declaration of Independence to the…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 10/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface



Sovereignty and Modernity


Manifestations of sovereignty


Sovereignty and modernity


Independence and supremacy


Power, authority, responsibility


The discourse of sovereignty



'A Shocking Idea'


Europe before sovereignty


Respublica Christiana


The revolution of sovereignty



Sovereigns of Europe and the World


The great transformation


The divine right of kings


Dynastic sovereignty


Western empires


Imperial sovereignty



Popular Sovereignty


In the name of the people


Parliamentary sovereignty


Democratic sovereignty


Totalitarian sovereignty


National self-determination


Territorial sovereignty


The end of sovereignty?



Sovereignty and Humanity


Protecting human rights


Humanity discourse


Human rights, human wrongs, and sovereign states


Human rights under international law


Humanitarian intervention



Sovereignty and Globalization


9/11 and the state


The globalization thesis


The sovereign states system


Presuppositions of a states system


Between past and future


Notes


References


Index