Sovereignty : the biography of a claim / Peter H Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Peter H., author.

Series:

UTP insights.

UTP insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sovereignty--History.

Sovereignty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York ; London, England : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Summary:

To be effective, sovereignty must be secured through force or consent by those living in a territory, and accepted externally by other sovereign states. To be legitimate, the sovereignty claim must have the consent of its people and accord with international human rights. In Sovereignty: The Biography of a Claim, Peter H. Russell traces the origins of the sovereignty claim to Christian Europe and the attribution of sovereignty to God in the early Middle Ages. Transcending a narrow legal framework, he discusses sovereignty as a political activity including efforts to enshrine sovereignty within international law. Russell does not call for the end of sovereignty but makes readers aware of its limitations. While sovereignty can do good work for small and vulnerable peoples, it cannot be the basis of a global order capable of responding to the major existential threats that threaten our species and our planet. A brisk, often humorous, and personal exploration, Sovereignty: The Biography of a Claim will interest specialists and general readers alike, offering fresh insights on the limitations of sovereignty and the potential of federalism to alleviate these limitations now and in the future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Confronting the Sovereignty Claim

Chapter two Emperor and Pope Fight for It

Chapter three Westphalia: The State Gets It

Chapter four We the People Become Sovereign

Chapter five Sovereignty as an Instrument of European Imperialism

Chapter six Settler Sovereignty

Chapter seven Federalism Takes the Sting Out of Sovereignty

Chapter eight Sovereignty Challenged Beyond and Within the State

Chapter nine Sovereign States and the UN’s Fatal Incapacities

Conclusion

Epilogue: Sovereignty and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Notes

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-3969-X

1-4875-3970-3

OCLC:

1225903782