Sovereignty : moral and historical perspectives / James Turner Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, James Turner, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sovereignty--Social aspects.

Sovereignty.

Sovereignty--History.

History.

Physical Description:

181 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2014]

Contents:

Part I Sovereign Authority and the Right to Use Armed Force in Classic Just War Tradition

Chapter 1 Sovereignty as Responsibility: The Coming Together and Development of a Tradition 9

Chapter 2 Sovereign Authority and the Justified Use of Force in Thomas Aquinas and His Early Modern Successors 28

Chapter 3 Sovereign Authority and the Justified Use of Force in Luther and the Reformation 61

Chapter 4 Grotius and His Impact: The Westphalian Settlement, the Idea of the "Law of Nations," and the Emergence of the Territorial Idea of Sovereignty 81

Chapter 5 Transitions in the Conception of Sovereignty 101

Part II Engaging the Westphalian Idea of Sovereignty

Chapter 6 Finding Common Ground in the Diversity of Civilizations 117

Chapter 7 The Two Conceptions of Sovereignty and the "Responsibility to Protect" Doctrine 137.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781626160569

1626160562

9781626161054

1626161054

OCLC:

861496928