A Distributive Justice Issue
By Jorge E. Nunez
Previously:
About the Book.
BOOK PREVIEW: Chapter One: Introduction.
BOOK PREVIEW: Chapter One: General Structure.
BOOK PREVIEW: Chapter Two: Limited Sovereignty.
BOOK PREVIEW: Chapter Three: What should 'shared sovereignty' mean?
BOOK PREVIEW: Chapter Four: How far can sovereign States cooperate together and limit their freedom without sacrificing their sovereignty?
Chapter Five:
Why is shared sovereignty desirable?
Introduction
Like any other conflict, sovereignty disputes can be addressed
in different ways. The alternatives go from secession (with or
without partition) in the form of self-determination and
independence to continuing with the status quo. The task is
now to evaluate when and why shared sovereignty is
more desirable than any other international remedy. In other
words, there are several ways of dealing with sovereignty
conflicts. Some of them have proven to be effective, others
are only theoretical solutions and some are—for whatever
reason—not desirable. This Chapter will introduce and assess if
it is reasonable—at least—to doubt the value of their
application. That is because this project assumes the agents
want a peaceful solution that acknowledges—to an extent—their
claims. So, solutions that imply ignoring claims, unfair policies,
use of force or any action that may go against an otherwise
peaceful situation will be not viable.
Indeed, shared sovereignty may not be ‘one way fits all’. But
this book is not suggesting that shared sovereignty is ‘the’
solution to all sovereignty conflicts. What these pages
propose is a reasonable way to approach some of them.
Therefore, by addressing the pitfalls of other international
remedies that so far have proven to be inadequate in solving
these types of sovereignty conflicts, it is possible to identify
both the need of a peaceful solution and an opportunity to offer
Looking a very good book for all interested in the modern politically challenging world.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter. That's the idea, to use classical concepts from law and politics (legal theory, political theory, jurisprudence) and offer a platform to discuss sovereignty conflicts that have been unresolved for years (in some cases, even generations) like Falklands/Malvinas, Gibraltar, and Kashmir.
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