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Sovereignty: Evolution of an Idea

Robert Howard Jackson

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Preface. Chapter 1 Sovereignty and Modernity. Manifestations of Sovereignty. Sovereignty and Modernity. Independence and Supremacy. Power, Authority, Responsibility. The Discourse of Sovereignty. Chapter 2 'A Shocking Idea'. Europe before Sovereignty. Respublica Christiana. The Revolution of Sovereignty. Chapter 3 Sovereigns of Europe and the World. The Great Transformation. The Divine Right of Kings. Dynastic Sovereignty. Western Empires. Imperial Sovereignty. Chapter 4 Popular Sovereignty. In the Name of the People. Parliamentary Sovereignty. Democratic Sovereignty. Totalitarian Sovereignty. National Self-Determination. Territorial Sovereignty. The End of Sovereignty?. Chapter 5 Sovereignty and Humanity. Protecting Human Rights. Humanity Discourse. Human Rights, Human Wrongs, and Sovereign States. Human Rights under International Law. Humanitarian Intervention. Chapter 6 Sovereignty and Globalization. 9/11 and the State. The Globalization Thesis. The Sovereign States System. Presuppositions of a States System. Between Past and Future

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Key concepts: Sovereignty, Political science, Popular sovereignty, Human rights, Globalization, Law, State (computer science), International law