Sovereignty Flashcards
(16 cards)
Sovereignty
Ability to control of what happen inside states borders
Realism POV
-Westphalian
- to control what happens at your borders without interference from others
Liberalism POV
Responsible sovereignty: control what happens inside your borders by respecting human rights.
Pooled: countries share aspects of their sovereign power within a supranational organization to achieve goals and increase influence.
Example of Pooled sovereignty
The European Union (EU) where member countries share authority allowing them to act unified in global matters.
Westphalia
-1648
-establish the notion for modern sovereignty
-stablished structure relations
-states are formally equal
-Sovereignty is internally and externally directed
-States are the primary actors in the international system
Internal Sovereignty
States decide what happened inside their territory
Externally
-borders are respected by others
-Perseption of others
Intergovernmental organizations
-ARGU: IGOs have supranational power and can enforce laws on its member states
-CONTRA: states can choose to join and leave IGOs
Most IGOs allow states the right to veto
UNITED NATIONS
International Conventions R2P
-ARGUMENT: states sovereignty is conditioned on states behavior with the people
-CONTRARGUMENT: states can still abuse human rights or break law with impunity
LIBYAN CIVIL WAR 2011 SI R2P
Terrorist groups
-ARGU: terrorist challenge states sovereignty by attempting to redefine states borders and preventing the state to exercise supreme control inside its territory
-CONTRA: attempts by militant groups are seen as illegitimate and military actions is used to reaffirm sovereignty
ISIS
Economic globalization
-ARGU: multinational corporations can force states to change their economic policies in return for investment
-CONTRA: multinational corporation depend on the state
Possession and use of force
-legitimate use of violence to control
-create orden to protect your citizens or to defend against others
-use of force within or between states
International Law and Norms
engaging in international agreements reinforce sovereignty demonstrating autonomy and commitment to global order
Recognition by other states
Economic and balance power
A state’s sovereignty is reinforced when it is recognized by other states, often influenced by economic relationships
Consent of the governed through political participation
-Lack of political participation can challenge a states sovereignty from within
-More consent = more internal sovereignty
R2P
1973
