LS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Human Security, P16, New Idea
18 Oct 2016
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Sovereignty of the nation state - right to govern its own domestic affairs free of outside intervention. Weber - state has the monopoly of force within its jurisdiction - people cant enter a state and make new laws. Exercising that monopoly = using sovereignty of state. What about when you recognize international laws? now you have an extra legal frame work. Role of international community (and what is it?) Post 2001 = afghanistan, iraq, libya, syria. International commission on intervention and state sovereignty (icss) Led by canada with members of un. Adopted by un member states in 2005. Bases of membership in un (founding basis) Un charter = international law (member of un, subject to this law) Article 2. 1 - based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its members . Can exclusive and total jurisdiction within its territorial borders (p12)
