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Aboriginal and Canadian Sovereignty, 2002.
The argument that Aboriginal sovereignty can coexist within Canadian sovereignty.
2,790 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper examines how, since the 1980s, the idea of Aboriginal sovereignty has been a subject of growing debate in Canada and how centrally at issue is the dispute over Aboriginal rights. It discusses how there is a contrast between traditional Aboriginal values and those of modern-day society and how within Canada there exists a prevailing tension between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals on many levels. It analyzes how the government is in need of serious revision and why some Canadians feel that the only solution to the crisis the Aboriginal peoples presently find themselves in is some form of Aboriginal sovereignty. It shows how these Canadians believe that the best way to address the crisis is to have First Nations peoples control their own destiny through self-determination in order to confront current challenges successfully and ultimately lead to a greater state of well-being for its peoples.
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"In addition to the Indian Act, which was subsequently amended multiple times, other influential policy documents were developed including the Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy (1969), also known as the White Paper and Citizens Plus (1970) which ?presents a counter-policy written by the Union of Alberta Indians, a treaty Indian group, in reaction to the federal document? (41) and called for Aboriginal self-determination. The White Paper?s aim ?was to outline a strategy that would integrate Indian peoples into mainstream society? (43). Conversely, ?The guiding principles for economic development, proposed in Citizens Plus, suggest a reliance on a combination of government assistance and private enterprise [in order to] make reserve communities into centres of profitable and productive private industry? (49)."
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Hawaiian Sovereignty, 2006.
A discussion about the native Hawaiian population, with regards to reinstating Hawaiian sovereignty.
2,602 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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The paper gives a brief history of Hawaii. The writer shows the results for the 1970 census, which showed that native Hawaiians only made up 21.1% of the population. The paper discusses the various options that have been suggested to reinstate Hawaiian sovereignty, for example, to form an independent, separate state somewhere on the Islands. The paper shows arguments for and against sovereignty. In conclusion, the writer states that even if sovereignty is reached, this will not solve any of the social and physical ills, or economic poverty experienced by some of the native Hawaiians and that if the call for sovereignty can do one positive thing, it would be that it calls to the attention of the American people, and Congress, the plight of some native Hawaiians.
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"In looking at some of the suggestions for Hawaiian sovereignty, one has to be astounded at the naivete of some of its proposals. For one, there is an element that wants the native Hawaiians to function as "a state within a state" much as Native Americans do on reservations. This seems totally absurd, given the privation and the seemingly limited freedom of American Indians.
"Hawaiians for sovereignty also have the choice of what they call "the international model". "When the Hawaiian nation was overthrown in 1893, it was an independent nation with a written constitution. It had its own currency and postal system, and concluded extensive treaties with other countries around the world, especially the United States and Great Britain." (Anon, p. 2)
These advocates want a return to that independence, by a vote of all Hawaiians. If approved, it would then form an independent, separate state somewhere on the Islands. Exactly where, and who would govern it, and who would have the right to live there, and what the relationship would be with the rest of the Islands, in fact, the rest of the world is still in the :dream" stage, it seems. These advocates are not dreaming. They are serious. And, perhaps they ought to be taken seriously, even if their ideas seem ludicrous and unworkable to the majority. It is not merely historical reasons for this desire for sovereignty, it is that some native Hawaiians feel they are discriminated against, and the position themselves (again) in the same situation as Native Americans, who seem not to be able to get the same opportunities for education, and careers and white and other Americans do. These Hawaiians badly want to be treated as equals in the International society of nations. They want respect, they feel they are not getting, and they rely on their independent history for proof that they deserve to be free and equal, and not "subservient" to the Americans, or anyone else."
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Globalization and Sovereignty, 2007.
This paper argues that globalization must lead to some erosion of state sovereignty.
2,664 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The paper explores the subtle balance between globalization and sovereignty of the state. The paper supports the thesis that globalization continues to have an increasingly negative impact on the sovereign rights of individual nation states. The paper explains that globalization must result in a loss of sovereignty to some degree if unity is to be achieved. However, the paper points out that how much nations must give up largely depends on how different their laws are from international standards.
Outline:
Human Rights and Sovereignty
The Case of Feudalism and the Early History of the United States
A Matter of Degree
Conclusion
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"The key roadblock to achieving complete globalization of the economy is the issue of sovereignty. Just as human rights issues pit the rights of the state against the rights of the individual, so does globalization pit the good of the world against the rights of individual nation states to determine their destiny. Until advances in communication led to rapid integration on a global level, the issue of state sovereignty was rather clear. Each state had the right to govern as it saw fit. Happenings within the borders had little impact on the world at large. That is not to say that conflicts did not occur, such as when it found that a certain group was treated unfairly, but when the basic rights of the group had been restored, the world once again backed out."
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Mary Rowlandson's "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God", 2008.
A discussion of Mary Rowlandson's narrative "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God" and its relationship to 17th century English Puritan society.
2,759 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper examines Mary Rowlandson's narrative "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God" and explains how Rowlandson offers vivid accounts of Native lifestyles, with women and religious figures existing outside of, and in opposition to, English Puritan society. The paper discusses the social context of Rowlandson's life and the publication of "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God". Next, the paper explores Rowlandson's narrative in terms of the essentially inferior relationship between Christians and non-Christians in an effort to discern more about 17th century English Puritan society. The paper then looks at how "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God" is autobiographical in nature, describing the author's first-hand account of being in captivity, but not autobiographical in the traditional sense because it focuses exclusively on the three months she spent in Native captivity when she was about thirty-nine years old but not on her life before and after captivity.
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"The bullets that sliced through the Rowlandson Garrison in 1676 facilitated a tear in the division of two cultural realms, a transfer between civilizations that resulted in the induction of Mary White Rowlandson into the Native world. For 11 weeks the boundaries of Rowlandson's cultural identification were tested as she was forced to live and participate in the society of her captors. During this time, the essential nature of her identity and status in society changed; rather than being the mistress of her own respected household, Rowlandson found herself occupying the lowest rung of Native society. She was now a captive servant to her Native master and mistresses."
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Stephen Douglas and Popular Sovereignty, 2008.
A discussion of 1850s politician, Stephen Douglas, and the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines the political history and views of Stephen Douglas, among the leading politicians in the nation in the 1850s. The paper points out that, aspiring to the presidency, Douglas had to confront the question of the legality of slavery in the territories. Responding to this issue, Douglas advocated popular sovereignty, letting the voters in each territory decide the question. The paper states that, while the concept seemed simple, the doctrine collapsed in the face of myriad complications, and as it collapsed, Douglas and his presidential hopes faded. The paper concludes that popular sovereignty was theoretically a sound means of allowing territorial populations to organize themselves as either slave or free, but it failed as a political idea because it could not satisfy the demands of the various factions in the dire years leading to the Civil War.
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"The second blow to Douglas came with the submission of the first state constitution ostensibly reflecting popular sovereignty. A constitutional convention at Lecompton, Kansas, wrote a constitution that was put before Kansas voters. The voters were given an alternative: to vote for a constitution which permitted current residents of Kansas to keep slaves they had brought into the territory, or to vote for a provision which opened the state to unlimited importation to slaves. Voters could not for a state constitution which prohibited slavery. Anti-slavery voters boycotted this referendum, so that the constitution sent to Washington allowed the free importation of slaves into Kansas."
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Globalization and Canadian Sovereignty, 2005.
Discusses whether globalization is ending Canadian sovereignty.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper looks at the globalization of trade and finance and how it impacts Canada. More specifically, the paper discusses whether globalization is eroding Canadian sovereignty. The paper looks at how the globalization of trade and commerce is changing international relationships at various levels as well as the provisions and policies in trade agreements that pose a threat to national sovereignty and government policy.
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"The globalisation of trade and finance is changing international relationships at several levels of interaction. One expects changing relationships in the conduct of commercial activities and some people accept that compromises are both desirable and necessary in relation to labour standards, the protection of the physical environment and other socially and politically sensitive issues. Even many of the people who accept the need for compromise in some areas, however, tend to balk at actions that lead to substantial curtailments on state sovereignty to support..."
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The Role of Popular Sovereignty, 2005.
An analysis of the role of popular sovereignty in America in the colonial era.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This three page undergraduate paper examines the role of popular sovereignty. The paper focuses on the time of the colonial era in America, when popular sovereignty was considered to be the foundation of political society, for government in Great Britain and her American colonies was based upon representative democracy.
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"During the colonial era in America, popular sovereignty was considered to be the foundation of political society, for government in Great Britain and her American colonies was based upon representative democracy. Ultimate authority was vested in the monarchy, but the people were represented in Parliament in the mother country and in colonial legislatures in America. Since the founding of the first colonial settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts Bay early in the seventeenth-century, popular sovereignty had always been a fundamental principle of colonial government, but as tensions increased between Great Britain and her colonies, patriot leaders like Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine advocated a dramatic expansion of popular sovereignty."
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Canadian Arctic Sovereignty, 2005.
An analysis of the opportunities and problems that exists in Canada's arctic region, with an emphasis on Canada's sovereignty there.
2,508 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 76.95
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This paper discusses the Arctic region in Canada and its sovereignty. It describes the many lucrative and economically viable opportunities that exist there. The paper then looks at the problem that exists in that the Arctic area is so vast and so fragile that not many expansions can take place without causing damage to the environment. The paper also discusses demographic problems in the area, but focuses on Canada's sovereignty issues there. In addition, the paper argues that Canada must assert a presence in the Arctic region to prevent damage to a very sensitive and valuable ecosystem. The paper concludes that the possible ramifications for Canada not asserting this presence could lead to poor sustainable development and possible disputes between circumpolar nations in the future.
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"Military presence in the Arctic region is nothing unfamiliar, past and present. Events such as World War Two led to the construction of designated military bases, which brought about infrastructure to the Arctic region. An example of this infrastructure that was constructed in the Arctic is the Alaska Highway. This highway was completed in October of 1942 and stretches for two thousand four hundred and fifty kilometres (Grant, 1988). This huge undertaking was done mostly by the American government in secrecy. This was because Alaska was apart of the Northwest Staging Route that had aircraft travelling from the United States to the Soviet Union. It was seen as a "jumping off point" to aid the Allied troops in Europe. Many bridges needed to be built along the way and because it was war time there was a lack of man power as well as resources. So as a result, many bridges were disassembled in the southern parts of the United States and reassembled where they were needed along the Alaskan Highway route (Duerden, 2005). At this point in time, Canada would provide "right of ways", and waive import duties and taxes and allow the use of timber and gravel along the route. Canada would attain control of the highway in the Yukon, Alberta and British Columbia portions, six months after the war ended and it would become "an integral part of the Canadian highway system." (Grant, 1988) The negative impacts that the construction of these various airfields and roadways had on the ecosystems of the Arctic region was measurable. The ground that they were built on was permafrost, which is difficult to build on due to the heaving and uplifting that takes place when it freezes then thaws."
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Sovereignty, 2002.
An argument that sovereignty still exists in the world, under the guise of the United Nations.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper will discuss that sovereignty is still alive and is only disguised by an organization called the United Nations. It shows that there is a collective group of very powerful rulers in the United States and the U.K. who still control many of the world's populations and economies. This paper will cover Neorealism, Liberalism and Post-modernism to relate the arguments for sovereignty and its continued presence in the world. 8 pgs.
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Sovereignty, 2002.
This essay gives a brief overview of the concept of sovereignty and and its relevance today.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper elaborates on the history of sovereignty, as well as the actual meaning of the concept. Its revelance is highlighted in the many examples brought forward both from past history as well as relating to current conflicts throughout the world today.
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"When it comes to world politics, no other concept is more important than the idea of sovereignty. The idea that a state is free to run itself as it sees fit is one of the truest ideas we hold in international norms. As Goldstein describes it, sovereignty means that states are not supposed to interfere with the internal affairs of other states (90) . While suggestions from other states can be made in the form of trade and alliances, they are supposed to stay away from the realm of actually influencing the decision making processes of other states. Yet as we have learned, the rules of sovereignty can often be bent and distorted."
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Hobbes:" The Limitations of Absolute Sovereignty", 2002.
A discussion of collective sovereignty versus individual freedom.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper analyzes Hobbes' philosophy of collective sovereignty versus individual freedom: Should you follow your own own beliefs and risk harming the collective or not? It uses a modern-day example of two workers who are asked to perform a non-ethical task that could jeopardize the company they work for.
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"The first moral dilemma occurs in the collision of Ted and Margaret?s duty to their company and their duty to their own honor. While?and Hobbes agrees?it is the chief duty of ?subjects? to obey without question the authority of their sovereign (in this case, the company) in order to maintain the peace and order of the collective, there are certain limitations. Indeed, this ?law? of obligation should more correctly read, subjects must obey the authority of the sovereign provided that it does not require them to sacrifice their lives or their honor for an end that does not utterly support the collective"
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Sovereignty in Asia, 2002.
A look at some of the causes of sovereignty problems in Asia
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is on the sovereignty problems in Asia, and other parts of the world. It discusses whether these problems are due to the artificial boundaries drawn during the colonial era, and is this concept true? It also explains whether many global problems at the moment have their origins in the colonial era?
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Reshaping Sovereignty: Democracy and Respect for Human Rights, 2005.
Examines the impact that democracy and respect for human rights are having upon the principle of sovereignty on which international relations is based.
4,974 words (approx. 19.9 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 126.95
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The influence of democracy and respect for human rights on sovereignty is analyzed by their status as international norms, their roles in the recognition of new states and their impact in regards to interventionary practices. Specific and extensive examples are used in each of these dimensions of the analysis. Case studies referred to include Somalia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Nagorno-Karabakh, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Haiti and East Timor.
Paper Outline:
Democracy
Democracy as an International Norm
Democracy and the Recognition of New States
Democracy and Intervention
Democracy Conclusion
Human Rights
Respect for Human Rights as an International Norm
Respect for Human Rights in the Recognition of New States
Humanitarian Intervention
Human Rights Conclusion
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"The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, signed in December of 1933, established the criteria that a state must meet as a person of international law: a permanent population; a defined territory; a government; and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. These criteria entail two aspects of sovereignty: an internal one referring to a government's authority over a defined territory and the population within, and an external dimension referring to a state's recognition by other states. Since 1933, however, the international system has undergone many changes: WWII, the rise of the United States, the creation of the United Nations, decolonization, the Cold War, the fall of the Soviet Union, the growth of democracy, the birth of the European Union, and the emergence of an active international community."
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State Sovereignty, 2003.
A discussion on the implications of state sovereignty on trade and finance.
2,070 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper reviews the implications for state sovereignty of the globalization of trade and finance. The author links, where relevant, free trade negotiations between Australia and the United States.
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"The globalization of trade and finance is changing international relationships at several levels of interaction. One expects changing relationship in the conduct of commercial activities ...n
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Sovereignty and Security in South East Asia, 2002.
A discussion of the concepts of sovereignty and security in South East Asia and their importance to stability in the region.
3,000 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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This article argues that a new conception of sovereignty is inextricably related to the rise of human security issues. The paper discusses the fact that for decades, Southeast Asia has been seen as a region of prosperity and stability. The writer claims that this suggestion becomes very shaky with the new conception of security in relations to human rights protection.
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"In 1999, Kofi Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations, delivered a speech titled ?Two concepts of sovereignty?. In this speech, he addressed the issues of humanitarian intervention, which has become increasingly important. He suggested that individual security is no less important that state security. He cited the East Timor as a case to questioning the value of state sovereignty in the face of humanitarian crises that calls for an international action. This leads us to question whether the implied conception of security and the new interpretation of security in the speech would enhance security in Southeast Asia."
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