sovereignty Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
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name key scholars and the dates on sovereignty
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hobbes 1651, rousseau 1762, kelsen 1934, krasner 1999
2
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what is hobbes view on sovereignty
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- sovereignty arises from a social contract to escape the state of nature
- sovereign must have absolute power to maintain order
3
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what did rousseau add to sovereignty
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popular sovereignty ‘ the general will of the people
4
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what does Kelsen suggest
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sovereignty is a legal construct used to justify power and control
5
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what were Krasners 4 types of sovereignty
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- international legal sovereignty
- domestic sovereignty
- interdependent sovereignty
- westphalian sovereignty
6
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what is international legal sovereignty
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- recognition of states and their sovereign equality under international law
- legal jurisdiction over defined territory
- right to enter treaties
7
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what is domestic sovereignty
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- internal authority and ability to control ongoings in own borders
- state capacity
8
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what is interdependent sovereignty
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- control over the flow of people goods and capital across its borders
- regulating cross border interactions
- border security
9
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what is westphalian sovereignty
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- non intervention in other states affairs
- states are autonomous
10
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what are some critiques of sovereignty as a concept
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- no state is completely sovereign (states are independent but not isolated)
- sovereignty vs human rights intervention
- sovereignty isnt a thing just a concept used to justify authority
- globalization and MNC’s
11
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what is constitutive and declarative statehood
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constitutive - states only exist when other states recognise it
declarative - states exist if they meet the 4 criteria of the montevideo convention
