LEADER 06491nam 22006731 450 001 9910451262403321 005 20210721145055.0 010 $a1-280-91486-6 010 $a9786610914869 010 $a90-474-0487-4 010 $a1-4294-1454-5 024 7 $a10.1163/9789047404873 035 $a(CKB)1000000000412121 035 $a(EBL)3003944 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000225347 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11910972 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225347 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10230047 035 $a(PQKB)10511865 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3003944 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3003944 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10175348 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL91486 035 $a(OCoLC)923611999 035 $a(OCoLC)182530773 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789047404873 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000412121 100 $a20210731d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Power of Language in the Making of International Law $eThe Word Sovereignty in Bodin and Vattel and the Myth of Westphalia /$fStephane Beaulac 210 1$aLeiden; $aBoston :$cBrill | Nijhoff,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 1 $aDevelopments in International Law ;$v46 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-13698-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForwords by Prof. Philip Allott, Acknowledgements, Introduction -- Part I : Groundwork: Words, Myths, Power -- Chapter 1 The Function of Words, Meaning is Meaningless, Creating and Transforming Language, Language in time, Words as representative signs in society, Words as organic instruments, Words as social power, Summary -- Chapter 2 The Logic of Mythology, Origin Myths, Myths and Mythical Reality, Myths as Social Power, Summary, Groundwork Epilogue -- Part II : Language An "Inward-outward" Approach -- Chapter 3 Deconstructing Deconstruction, Deconstructionist Analysis, Deconstructionist Strategy, Summary -- Chapter 4 The Hermeneutics of Hermeneutics, The Traditional Hermeneutics, The First Critique of Hermeneutics, The Modern Hermeneutics, The Second Critique of Hermeneutics, Summary -- Part III : The Social Power of the Myth of Westphalia -- Chapter 5 The "Westphalian State"System, Heteronomous Organisation and Transcendental Institutions, Dynamics and War of Religion and Politics, The Peace Treaties, Religious issues, Territorial settlement, Treaty-making power, Recapitulation, Westphalia's Aftermath, Summary -- Part IV : The Social Power of the Word Sovereignty -- Chapter 6 Bodin's Sovereignty : Power-Centraliser, Immediate Personal Context, Les six Livres de la Republique, Perpetual and absolute power, The power to make law, General assemblies and magistrates, Recapitulation, Extended Historical Context, Summary -- Chapter 7 Vattel's Sovereignty : Authority-Externaliser, Immediate Personal Context, The Discourse in Le Droit des Gens, Incorporation of power, Vattel's predecessors on moral personality of state, Vattel on moral personality of state, Independence of power, Non-intervention, Vattel's law of nations, Recapitulation, Extended Historical Context, Summary, Conclusion. 330 $aThe purpose of this book is to enter into the history of the mental-social phenomena that are the word sovereignty and the myth of Westphalia. Given the circularity of language, the project proposes to examine the reality-creating role of language, as an organic instrument of social power within humanity. In semiotic terms, the complex structures of words and also myths form part of sign-systems in which they can both represent and create reality. These are the passive and active functions of language, which explain that words and myths not only represent and describe reality but may also play a leading part in creating and transforming reality, thus demonstrating and being used to carry fabulous power within humanity. The Peace of Westphalia is analysed to show that, in spite of what actually took place in 1648, Westphalia has had an incredible social effect in international law, standing for the proposition that it signalled the beginning of a new era based on state sovereignty. However, it is argued that Westphalia constitutes a myth, an aetiological myth, which has provided a way for society to explain itself to itself, that is, a way for international society to explain its genesis to itself. As regards sovereignty , it is shown that Jean Bodin introduced the word in Six Livres for the purpose of having the French ruler enjoy supreme power in the hierarchical organisation structure of society. This is the original creative and transforming social effect on the shared consciousness of humanity for which the linguistic sign must be credited, which has continued, unaltered, to this day. With respect to Droit des Gens , it is demonstrated that Emer de Vattel utilised and actually changed the reality associated with sovereignty also for a specific reason, namely, to carry out its externalisation - the ruling entity was now to enjoy exclusive power to govern, which entailed being the sole representative of the people both internally and externally, and also meant that it could not be submitted to any foreign state or to any higher law externally. Vattel's use of the word has had an extraordinary effect on the shared consciousness of society, including that of the emerging international society, which is still very much present today. 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