Sovereignty and Responsibility - Power, Norms and Intervention in International Relations

"For the past two decades, arguments in favour of the use of force for humanitarian purposes have rested heavily upon the concept of 'sovereignty as responsibility'. Yet the many complex challenges posed by crises in places such as Kosovo, Libya, Syria and Ukraine have illustrated the continuing failure of such normative arguments to transform the practice of international relations. This book responds to these theoretical and practical problems by drawing a sharp distinction between two strands of thought on the concept of sovereignty, one focused on power and the other on moral and legal responsibilities. Through analysis of case studies of Kosovo and Libya and consideration of the concept of the world state, the weaknesses and dangers of normative claims in support of humanitarian intervention are exposed and analysed"--

List of contents

Introduction 1. Defining Sovereignty 2. Sovereignty, (Ir)responsibility, and Intervention 3. Normative Theory and Political Theology 4. The Politics of Sovereignty as Responsibility: The Case of Libya 5. Sovereignty, Intervention and Contemporary International Law 6. Beyond Sovereignty? Cosmopolitanism and Realist Thought on the World State Conclusion: Myths and Metaphors of Sovereignty

About the author

Jeremy Moses is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests are in the ethics of war and intervention, with a particular focus on the Responsibility to Protect. He has previously published articles in International Politics, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, and Global Change, Peace and Security.

Product details

• Authors: J Moses, J. Moses, Jeremy Moses
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2014
• EAN: 9781137306807
• ISBN: 978-1-137-30680-7
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Diplomatie, State, B, Intervention, Politics, Political Science, International Relations, International Law, myths, auseinandersetzen, Diplomacy, Political science and theory, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Military and Defence Studies, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie, Hans Morgenthau, World State