Sovereignty, Human Rights and Global Order

by Sam Adelman

Sovereignty, Human Rights and Global Order addresses the question of whether sovereignty is an instrument of, or an impediment to, cosmopolitan visions of global governance. Sovereignty is an object of desire and the stuff of nightmares. It is a symbol of self-determination and national identity and the biggest violator of human rights; the source of law and order, but also of unspeakable violence. Sovereignty is the biggest unsolved problem of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415581192
• ISBN13: 9780415581196
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages