State Sovereignty

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The paper discusses how the issue of state sovereignty is essential for the world we live in today and explores the meaning of the international community and international regimes. The paper relates that the use of power will continue to be an area of analysis, yet this power is likely to become economic power rather than military. The paper also notes that the role of human rights and the defense of human rights is increasing and will put in doubt the role and limits of the sovereignty of the state.

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"The international political scene is in a constant state of change, transformation and development. Since the Concert of Europe was established in 1815 states have officially been engaged in different types of organizations, alliances that have often placed the idea of sovereignty and that of state authority over its territory in doubt. However, no other period in the history of our civilization has been able to raise such difficult questions related to international politics and order as the present moment has. From this point of view, Forsythe's inquires on the need for state sovereignty and authorities are legitimate and demand a debate, if not an answer."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bull, H.1992. Hugo Grotius and international relations. In Kingsbury, B. and Adam Roberts (eds.), Clarendon Press, Oxford.
• Buzan, B.1993. People, states, and fear: an agenda for international security studies in the post Cold War Era. Wheatsheaf, Brighton.
• Cole, W. M. 2005. "Sovereignty Relinquished? Explaining Commitment to the International Human Rights Covenants, 1966-1999". American Sociological Review, Vol. 70, No. 3, pp. 472-495.
• Donnelly, J. 1986. International Human Rights: A Regime Analysis. International Organization, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 599-642.
• Forsythe, D. P. 1992. Democracy, War, and Covert Action. Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 385-395.

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