Sovereignty Conflicts as a Distributive Justice Issue
Dr Jorge Emilio Nunez
Abstract Most—if
not all—conflicts in international relations have—to an extent—something to do
with sovereignty. On the theoretical side, we learn at University that either considered
as a strong concept or one that has lost relevance, it is still discussed. On
the practical side, the prerogatives a State has over its people and territory
appear to be the highest. Within these ideal and real backgrounds, there are
various sovereignty disputes around the world that struggle between legal and
political limbo, status quo and
continuous tension with various negative consequences for all the involved
parties (e.g. violation of human rights, war, arms trafficking, only to name a
few). It is increasingly clear that the available remedies have been less than
successful, and a peaceful and definitive solution is needed. This article
proposes a fair and just way of dealing with certain sovereignty conflicts. The
paper considers how distributive justice theories can be in tune with the
concept of sovereignty and explores the possibility of a solution for
sovereignty conflicts. I argue that the solution can
be based on Rawlsian principles.
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