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Sovereignty as Responsibility : Conflict Management in Africa.

The authors assert that sovereignty can no longer be seen as a protection against interference, but as a charge of responsibility where the state is accountable to both domestic and external constituencies. In internal conflicts in Africa, sovereign states have often failed to take responsibility fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Deng, Francis M.
Otros Autores: Kimaro, Sadikiel, Lyons, Terrence, Rothchild, Donald, Zartman, I. William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The authors assert that sovereignty can no longer be seen as a protection against interference, but as a charge of responsibility where the state is accountable to both domestic and external constituencies. In internal conflicts in Africa, sovereign states have often failed to take responsibility for their own citizens' welfare and for the humanitarian consequences of conflict, leaving the victims with no assistance. This book shows how that responsibility can be exercised by states over their own population, and by other states in assistance to their fellow sovereigns. Sovereignty as Responsi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (292 pages)
ISBN:9780815719731
0815719736