Sovereignty: The Biography of a Claim

by Peter Russell

To be effective, sovereignty must be secured through force or consent by those living in a territory, and accepted externally by other sovereign states. To be legitimate, the sovereignty claim must have the consent of its people and accord with international human rights.

In Sovereignty: The Biography of a Claim, Peter H. Russell traces the origins of the sovereignty claim to Christian Europe and the attribution of sovereignty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148750909X
• ISBN13: 9781487509095
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"