Beyond Westphalia? : state sovereignty and international intervention / edited by Gene M. Lyons and Michael Mastanduno.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lyons, Gene M., 1924-2013.

Mastanduno, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sovereignty.

Intervention (International law).

International relations.

Physical Description:

x, 324 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

Summary:

Intervention has been a common feature of international politics. But in Beyond Westphalia? Gene M. Lyons and Michael Mastanduno make a distinction between unilateral and international intervention. They raise the question of whether international intervention is increasingly justified to provide humanitarian assistance, to protect human rights, and to compel governments to comply with their obligations under arms control treaties and environmental agreements. They also address the critical issue of legitimacy--of whether and how the right to intervene can be justified, politically or legally.

Under the Westphalian system of international order, each nation is understood to be sovereign, and its borders are seen as inviolable. But with the emergence of worldwide problems and the increasing interdependence of nations, it is clear that what happens (or does not happen) in one country can have serious repercussions elsewhere. Beyond Westphalia? brings together a distinguished group of scholars to explore the question of whether recent political changes have shifted the balance between the sovereign rights of states and the authority of the larger international community.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: International Intervention, State Sovereignty, and the Future of International Society / Gene M. Lyons, Michael Mastanduno 1

Part 1 Concepts

Chapter 2 Sovereignty as Dominium: Is There a Right of Humanitarian Intervention? / Friedrich Kratochwil 21

Chapter 3 Intervention for the Common Good / Nicholas Onuf 43

Chapter 4 International Community beyond the Cold War / Robert H. Jackson 59

Part 2 Cases

Chapter 5 Sovereignty under Siege: From Intervention to Humanitarian Space / Thomas G. Weiss, Jarat Chopra 87

Chapter 6 State Sovereignty and International Intervention: The Case of Human Rights / Jack Donnelly 115

Chapter 7 Environmental Protection, International Norms, and State Sovereignty: The Case of the Brazilian Amazon / Ken Conca 147

Chapter 8 Sovereignty and Collective Intervention: Controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction / Janne E. Nolan 170

Part 3 Syntheses

Chapter 9 Sovereignty in a Turbulent World / James N. Rosenau 191

Chapter 10 Sovereignty and Intervention / Stephen D. Krasner 228

Chapter 11 State Sovereignty and International Intervention: Reflections on the Present and Prospects for the Future / Gene M. Lyons, Michael Mastanduno 250.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801849535

0801849543

OCLC:

31075028