Sovereignty : interpretations / Jo-Anne Pemberton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pemberton, Jo-Anne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sovereignty.

Physical Description:

ix, 275 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

The concept of sovereignty has long been blamed for fostering oppression within the state and aggression without. While recognizing the problem of the abuse of sovereign power, this study, through close engagement with important theoretical and legal sources, attempts to bring to light the concept's normative force. It argues that sovereignty's essential logic is both popular and pacific and that the task ahead lies with entrenching and extending what should be its democratic roots as well as the external obligations it necessarily involves.

The theoretical stance of this study is supplemented by discussion of the changes in the actual practice of sovereignty that have taken place over time, changes that have seen sovereignty's popularization and constitutionalization as well as general recognition of the ultimately contradictory relation between sovereignty and military aggression and imperialism. This study also looks to the future, highlighting the constructive and progressive role sovereignty can play internationally in the context of its discussion of the European Union and also domestically in advancing the self-determination of individuals, minorities and indigenous peoples.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

The municipal realm

The international arena

Sovereignty, self-determination and the rights of indigenous peoples

The European Union : sovereignty in the twilight zone

The state and war

Conclusion

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and index.

ISBN:

9781403935823

1403935823

OCLC:

232257503