Sovereignty in Fragments: The Past, Present and Future of a Contested Concept

Kalmo, Hent (Editor)/ Skinner, Quentin (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1107000041 / ISBN 13: 9781107000049

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2010

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1st edition. 280 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sovereignty in Fragments: The Past, Present and Future of a Contested Concept
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107000041
• ISBN 13: 9781107000049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.59 kilograms

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Synopsis

The political make-up of the contemporary world changes with such rapidity that few attempts have been made to consider with adequate care, the nature and value of the concept of sovereignty. What exactly is meant when one speaks about the acquisition, preservation, infringement or loss of sovereignty? This book revisits the assumptions underlying the applications of this fundamental category, as well as studying the political discourses in which it has been embedded. Bringing together historians, constitutional lawyers, political philosophers and experts in international relations, Sovereignty in Fragments seeks to dispel the illusion that there is a unitary concept of sovereignty of which one could offer a clear definition. This book will appeal to scholars and advanced students of international relations, international law and the history of political thought.

About the Authors

Hent Kalmo is a PhD student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Paris X - Nanterre and an LLM student at Harvard Law School.

Quentin Skinner is Barber Beaumont Professor of the Humanities, Department of History, Queen Mary, University of London.