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Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect The Power of Norms and the Norms of the Powerful
By Theresa Reinold
Copyright 2013
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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1. Introduction 2. The theoretical context 3. Sovereignty – a conceptual history 4. The responsibility to protect 5. The obligation to control 6. The duty to prevent 7. Conclusion: Sovereignty as responsibility?
Biography
Theresa Reinold is a Postdoctoral research fellow at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on Constitutionalization/fragmentation of international law, African regionalism, Terrorism/state failure and Human rights.
