Constructing sovereignty between politics and law / Tanja E. Aalberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aalberts, Tanja E., 1976-

Series:

New international relations

The new international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sovereignty.

Physical Description:

xv, 211 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

The concept of state sovereignty is the subject of great controversy within the fields of international law and international relations, with many attempting to grapple with the puzzle of resilient sovereign statehood amidst developments that would seem to undermine it. Aalberts (international relations, Leiden U., the Netherlands) approaches this question by focusing on the relationship between international relations as a daily practice and the politico-legal concept of state sovereignty as both medium and outcome of international relations. In this manner, sovereignty is understood as both socially constructed through and contingent on the practices and rituals of coreflective statesmen, judges, and academics and thus as simultaneously given fact and constantly constructed norm. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Narratives of origin and change

3. Sovereignty as institution

4. Sovereignty as identity

5. Sovereignty as a (language) game

6. Sovereignty as subjectivity

7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415596763

0415596769

9780203120903

0203120906

OCLC:

759050048