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Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect

The Power of Norms and the Norms of the Powerful

Theresa Reinold (Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin, Germany)

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English
Routledge
27 April 2015
This book explores how the bedrock institution of today’s global order – sovereignty – is undergoing transformation as a result of complex interactions between power and norms, between politics and international law.

This book analyses a series of controversial military interventions into the internal affairs of ""irresponsible sovereigns"" and discusses their consequences for the rules on the use of force and the principle of sovereign equality. Featuring case studies on Kosovo, Darfur and Afghanistan, It shows that frames from one discourse (for example the debate over the responsibility to protect) have been imported into other discourses (on counter-terrorism and nuclear non-proliferation) in an attempt to legitimize a bold challenge to the global legal order. Although the ‘demise’ of sovereignty is widely debated, this book instead seeks to ‘deconstruct’ sovereignty by explaining how this institution has been reconstituted by global powers whose hegemonic law-making activities have popularized the notion of sovereignty as responsibility.

Drawing on international relations theory, international law and sociology, Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect develops a truly interdisciplinary perspective on the transformation of sovereignty and will be of strong interest to students and scholars in these fields.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   317g
ISBN:   9781138822177
ISBN 10:   1138822175
Series:   Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Pages:   200
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary ,  A / AS level
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1. Introduction 2. The theoretical context 3. Sovereignty – a conceptual history 4. The responsibility to protect 5. The obligation to control 6. The duty to prevent 7. Conclusion: Sovereignty as responsibility?

Theresa Reinold is a Postdoctoral research fellow at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on Constitutionalization/fragmentation of international law, African regionalism, Terrorism/state failure and Human rights.

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