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Moral Obligations and Sovereignty in International Relations - Andrea Paras

Moral Obligations and Sovereignty in International Relations

A Genealogy of Humanitarianism

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Buch | Softcover
200 Seiten
2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-33880-4 (ISBN)
CHF 69,80 inkl. MwSt
How has contemporary humanitarianism become the dominant framework for how states construct their moral obligations to non-citizens? This book examines the history of humanitarianism in international relations by tracing the relationship between transnational moral obligation and sovereignty from the 16th century to the present.
How has contemporary humanitarianism become the dominant framework for how states construct their moral obligations to non-citizens? To answer this question, this book examines the history of humanitarianism in international relations by tracing the relationship between transnational moral obligation and sovereignty from the 16th century to the present. Whereas existing studies of humanitarianism examine the diffusion of such norms or their transmission by non-state actors, this volume explicitly links humanitarianism to the broader concept of sovereignty. Rather than only focusing on the expansion of humanitarian norms, it examines how sovereignty both challenges and sets limits on them. Humanitarian norms are shown to act just as much to reinforce the logic of sovereignty as they do to challenge it.

Contemporary humanitarianism is often described in universalist terms, which suggests that humanitarian activity transcends borders in order to provide assistance to those who suffer. In contrast, this book suggests a more counterintuitive and complex understanding of moral obligation, namely that humanitarian discourse not only provides a framework for legitimate humanitarian action, but it also establishes the limits of moral obligation. It will be of great interest to a wide audience of scholars and students in international relations theory, constructivism and norms, and humanitarianism and politics.

Andrea Paras is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. She is a cross-disciplinary international relations scholar whose research contributes to political science, international development studies, history, intercultural studies, and the scholarship of learning and teaching. Her work focuses on understanding how different political actors derive their legitimacy through languages of morality. In addition to studying the history and politics of international humanitarianism, she conducts research on religion and humanitarianism, intercultural studies, and international education.

Introduction 1. An Identity-based Theory of Sovereignty and Moral Obligation 2. Religious Obligation, the Huguenots and the Emergence of English Sovereignty 3. Abolitionist Obligation, Liberty, and the Purpose of Empire 4. Colonial Obligation, Missionaries and the Civilizing Mission 5. Rights-based Obligation, the Responsibility to Protect and Conditional Sovereignty 6. Conclusion: Sovereignty and the Future of Moral Obligation

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Global Institutions
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Gewicht 240 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Öffentliches Recht Völkerrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-032-33880-6 / 1032338806
ISBN-13 978-1-032-33880-4 / 9781032338804
Zustand Neuware
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