Sovereignty and Responsibility

Power, Norms and Intervention in International Relations
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-45521-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2727 g

This book is a critical study of the concept of sovereignty and its relationship to responsibility. It establishes a clear distinction between empirical and normative definitions of sovereignty and examines the implications of these concepts in relation to intervention, international law, and the world state.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moses, J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Defining Sovereignty 2. Sovereignty, (Ir)responsibility, and Intervention 3. Normative Theory and Political Theology 4. The Politics of Sovereignty as Responsibility: The Case of Libya 5. Sovereignty, Intervention and Contemporary International Law 6. Beyond Sovereignty? Cosmopolitanism and Realist Thought on the World State Conclusion: Myths and Metaphors of Sovereignty

Über Autor(innen)

Jeremy Moses is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests are in the ethics of war and intervention, with a particular focus on the Responsibility to Protect. He has previously published articles in International Politics, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, and Global Change, Peace and Security.