Globalization and sovereignty : rethinking legality, legitimacy and constitutionalism / / Jean L. Cohen [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465381503321
• Autore: Cohen Jean L. <1946->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-316-08893-6; 1-139-56394-7; 1-139-55160-4; 1-283-57510-8; 9786613887559; 1-139-55035-7; 1-139-55531-6; 1-139-54910-3; 1-139-55406-9; 0-511-65904-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 442 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 320.1/5
• Soggetti: Sovereignty; International relations; International law; Globalization - Political aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Sovereignty in the context of globalisation: a constitutional pluralist approach; 2. Constitutionalism and political form: rethinking federation; 3. International human rights, sovereignty and global governance: toward a new political conception; 4. Sovereignty and human rights in 'post conflict' constitution-making: toward a jus post-bellum for interim occupations; 5. Security council activism in the 'war on terror': legality and legitimacy reconsidered; Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Sovereignty and the sovereign state are often seen as anachronisms; Globalization and Sovereignty challenges this view. Jean L. Cohen ; analyzes the new sovereignty regime emergent since the 1990s evidenced by the discourses and practice of human rights, humanitarian intervention, transformative occupation, and the UN targeted sanctions regime that blacklists alleged terrorists. Presenting a systematic theory of sovereignty and its transformation in international law and politics, Cohen argues for the continued importance of sovereign equality. She offers a theory of a dualistic world order comprised of an international society of states, and a global political community in which human rights and global governance institutions affect the law, policies, and political culture of sovereign states. She advocates the constitutionalization of these institutions, within the framework of constitutional pluralism. This book will appeal to students of international political theory and law, political scientists, sociologists, legal historians, and theorists of constitutionalism.