Sovereignty and responsibility : power, norms and intervention in international relations / Jeremy Moses, senior lecturer, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Published
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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
Summary
"For the past two decades, arguments in favour of the use of force for humanitarian purposes have rested heavily upon the concept of 'sovereignty as responsibility'. Yet the many complex challenges posed by crises in places such as Kosovo, Libya, Syria and Ukraine have illustrated the continuing failure of such normative arguments to transform the practice of international relations. This book responds to these theoretical and practical problems by drawing a sharp distinction between two strands of thought on the concept of sovereignty, one focused on power and the other on moral and legal responsibilities. Through analysis of case studies of Kosovo and Libya and consideration of the concept of the world state, the weaknesses and dangers of normative claims in support of humanitarian intervention are exposed and analysed"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (EBL platform, viewed March 6, 2015)
