Popular sovereignty

One of the most frequent criticisms of Hobbes’s Leviathan is that the powers of the Sovereign are too sweeping, too potentially tyrannical, for the Commonwealth to be any less terrifying than the State of Nature. (Let us briefly note that Sovereign may refer to one individual who is sovereign or a sovereign body, as dependent upon the Contract formed which created the Sovereign in the first place). Yet, Hobbes was not unwise to this criticism, and indeed, addressed this within the bounds of…

Introduction Defining global citizenship is not as easy as it may seem. According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, the term "global" is defined as "covering or affecting the whole world." The term "citizenship" is defined as "the legal right to belong to a particular country," "the state of being citizen and accepting the responsibilities of it." Putting together the two definitions "global citizenship" would mean, the legal right to belong to a particular country, here the whole world…

In his work Leviathan, Hobbes likens the state of nature to a state of war, a brutal, continuous conflict ending only in untimely death. He contends that while through reason humanity is able to develop certain laws of nature conducive to peace, human nature is incapable of abiding by such rules. He goes on to suggest that a commonwealth is the solution by which such precepts can be enforced. However, by examining both Hobbes’ argument as well as the objections to his view, one can see how…

Absolute monarchs and democracies are both types of government, however there are some major differences that set the two apart. In absolute monarchies the people have little to no power to influence governmental decisions. In Document 1: This illustration depicts the government of France from the mid-1600s to the early 1700s, the absolute ruler appears to be King Louis XIV. He is looking down upon his subjects, the nobles, as they kneel before him. When Louis ruled over France, he chose the sun…

What would happen if someone had complete power over you with every aspect of your life? Some people believe they should certainly follow the rules of absolute monarchs, while other people believe the absolute monarchs should have no right to grant any rules without the society having a say. In some degree, the absolute monarchs should have came to a compromise with their people before they make laws. Absolute monarchs have caused negative ramifications with their type of power. However, the…

The Westphalian states system of sovereignty is the main difference concerning the relational model’s use of a zone system (Holmes-284). The concept of zones used by the relational model doesn’t outline any definitive borders like with the Westphalian sovereignty, but focuses on spheres of influence (Homes-276). The relational model also focuses more on national interest when it comes to intervention…

boomer generation just commenced, paranoia of the Communist conquer was rampant and racism was at its high especially in the southern parts of the US. Popular Culture or otherwise known as Pop Culture started during the 1950s in America. It brought to light other perspective and views of society that were considered radical and degenerate. Popular Culture had many branches such as fashion, music and film where these ‘radical’ and ‘degenerate’ ideas were portrayed. Movie stars such as James Dean…

partook in after some time became accepted and therefore became the norm. His non-conforming acts were now symbols of conformity. The same phenomena has happened with hipster culture; once it was known as the opposition of popular culture and now it is the central essence of popular culture (Weeks 2011). II. Case Selection The hipster is definitely the new non-conformist. As I read Niedzviecki, it reminded me of hipster culture. Hipsters are supposed to be against many ideals that are…

British constitution however one of the main and perhaps the most important of the principles surrounding it is parliamentary sovereignty which I will be discussing in this document. First of what is parliamentary sovereignty? The sovereignty of parliament – parliament and only parliament get to make laws and no one else. As dicey stated “The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament . . . has, under the English…

Are here any limits on the principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty? In answering this question, I will first set out a traditional definition of Parliamentary sovereignty. I will then consider two different senses in which it might be said that there are limits on Parliament’s sovereignty. Parliamentary Sovereignty: a Definition The 19th century constitutional theorists, A.V. Dicey defined the doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty (hereafter ‘PS’) in two parts: firstly, he argued,…