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The Significance of Borders : Why Representative Government and the Rule of Law require Nation States.
This book explains why supranationalism and multiculturalism are in fact irreconcilable with representative government and the rule of law. It challenges one of the most central beliefs in contemporary legal and political philosophy, which is that borders are bound to disappear.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Significance of Borders; Structure; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I; The Rise of Borders; Introduction; Chapter One; The State; 1.1. The Rise of the State; 1.2. Averting Civil War; 1.3. International Relations; Chapter Two; Sovereignty; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Internal Sovereignty; 2.3. External Sovereignty; Chapter Three; The Nation; 3.1. Membership; 3.2. Imagined Territorial Communities; 3.3. Welcoming Newcomers; Conclusion; Part II; The Assault on Borders; Introduction; Chapter Four; Supranational Courts; 4.1. The International Criminal Court.
- 4.2. The European Court of Human Rights4.3. The International Court of Justice; Chapter Five; Supranational Organizations; 5.1. The World Trade Organization; 5.2. The Security Council; 5.3. The European Union; Chapter Six; Multiculturalism; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Legal Plurality; 6.3. Cultural Diversity; Conclusion; Part III; The Need for Borders; Chapter Seven; Government; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Representation; 7.3. Law; Chapter Eight; The Fallacies of Universalism; 8.1. No More War; 8.2. The Universal Society; 8.3. The All-Inclusiveness of Loyalties; Chapter Nine.
- The Particularism of Citizenship9.1. Loyalty; 9.2. The Public Sphere; 9.3. Without a 'We', It Won't Work; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.