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Sovereignty: The Biography of a Claim

Sovereignty: The Biography of a Claim

Russell, Peter

Hardcover

Series: Utp Insights

General World HistoryIndigenous StudiesInternational Relations

ISBN10: 148750909X
ISBN13: 9781487509095
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Mar 24 2021
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

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.

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