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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779450003321

Autore

Reinold Theresa

Titolo

Sovereignty and the responsibility to protect : the power of norms and the norms of the powerful / / Theresa Reinold

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-08074-2

1-283-89476-9

1-136-16927-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 96

Disciplina

320.1/5

Soggetti

Sovereignty

Responsibility to protect (International law)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The theoretical context -- Sovereignty : a conceptual history -- The responsibility to protect -- The obligation to control -- The duty to prevent -- Conclusion: sovereignty as responsibility.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how the bedrock institution of today's global order - sovereignty - is undergoing transformation as a result of complex interactions between power and norms, between politics and international law.This book analyses a series of controversial military interventions into the internal affairs of ""irresponsible sovereigns"" and discusses their consequences for the rules on the use of force and the principle of sovereign equality. Featuring case studies on Kosovo, Darfur and Afghanistan, It shows that frames from one discourse (for example the debate over the re