| Contents |
pt. I: Sovereign authority and the right to use armed force in classic just war traditions. Sovereignty as responsibility: the coming together and development of a tradition -- Sovereign authority and the justified use of force in Thomas Aquinas and his early modern successors -- Sovereign authority and the justified use of force in Luther and the Reformation -- Grotius and his impact: the Westphalian settlement, the idea of the "law of nations", and the emergence of the territorial idea of sovereignty -- Transitions in the conception of sovereignty -- pt. II: Engaging the Westphalian idea of sovereignty. Finding common ground in the diversity of civlizations -- The two conceptions of sovereignty and the "responsibility to protect" doctrine. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-181) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013026133 |
| ISBN | 9781626161054 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1626161054 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781626160569 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1626160562 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
