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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sovereignty generally refers to a particular national territory, the inviolability of the nation's borders, and the right of that nation to protect its borders and ensure internal stability. From the Middle Ages until well into the Modern Period, however, another concept of sovereignty held sway: responsibility for the common good. James Turner Johnson argues that these two conceptions -- sovereignty as self-defense and sovereignty as acting on behalf of the common good -- are in conflict and suggests that international bodies must acknowledge this tension. Johnson explores this earlier concept of sovereignty as moral responsibility in its historical development and expands the concept to the current idea of the Responsibility to Protect. He explores the use of military force in contemporary conflicts, includes a review of radical Islam, and provides a corrective to the idea of sovereignty as territorial integrity in the context of questions regarding humanitarian intervention. Johnson's new synthesis of sovereignty deepens the possibilities for cross-cultural dialogue on the goods of politics and the use of military force.

Contents:

pt. I: Sovereign authority and the right to use armed force in classic just war traditions. Sovereignty as responsibility: the coming together and development of a tradition

Sovereign authority and the justified use of force in Thomas Aquinas and his early modern successors

Sovereign authority and the justified use of force in Luther and the Reformation

Grotius and his impact: the Westphalian settlement, the idea of the "law of nations", and the emergence of the territorial idea of sovereignty

Transitions in the conception of sovereignty

pt. II: Engaging the Westphalian idea of sovereignty. Finding common ground in the diversity of civilizations

The two conceptions of sovereignty and the "responsibility to protect" doctrine.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781626160576

1626160570

OCLC:

874029780