Sovereignty

The monarchy that fell due to new ideas and old political problems. Changes in political culture from the absolutism to the moderate revolution that lead to the French Revolution There have been many revolutions throughout history some see as more justified than others such people in America see their revolution a necessity. But I personally believe that the French Revolution was more radicle and due to centuries in the making. Through new ideas and philosophers of the time this lead…

How did the ideas of mercantilism, The Enlightenment, and The Great Awakening contribute to the found of the United States? The United States government was created because the people of the Thirteen colonies had freed themselves from Great Britain and needed a new way of governing. They had split off from Britain because of the ideas of The Enlightenment and The Great Awakening. Each of these were movements that prompted people to throw out their old unjust government and built up a new one.…

Jenna Nudo Philosophy Paper #3 Rousseau vs. Hobbes Hobbes and Rousseau are two philosophers both with a different interpretation of the state of nature for humans. Although they had similar beliefs, Rousseau ultimately disagreed with Hobbes’ way of thinking. Rousseau’s book, “The First and Second Discourses” came a century after Hobbes’ “Leviathan”. Hobbes’ theories consisted of believing that human nature came to be violent but equal naturally. Within his theories, the poorest man can kill the…

desertification, pollution and species extinction affect people in all parts of the world. Environmental problems like these typically do not respect borders and pose challenges for international cooperation since they can threaten a states sense of sovereignty. It is here that questions arise as to what is meant in the international community by “global” and “governance”. As the notion of the word “global” denotes greater and far broader meaning than national or international which for the most…

The emergence of ‘rights’ is not separate from law, force or violence; instead these concepts are highly interconnected. Thus, through the lens of Rousseau, Nietzsche and Foucault, this paper will argue that civilization has always operated within a 'state of violence ' as force and violence are centrally imbedded into law and it will account for how the social contract is used as a vital tool in order to enact laws. It will do so by first discussing how civilization has operated as a ‘state of…

statement is packed with reference to historical treatment and intent of American Indian treaties, acknowledgement of the continued power of treaty making in the present and the lasting social, economic, legal and strategic impacts of reclaiming sovereignty. These sentiments reveal that treaty making has had an extensive effect on the daily lives, both past and present, of countless American Indians as well as American ideology and law. Throughout…

In contemporary America, Donald Trump, is the latest example of a flaw built directly into the American political system: an electoral system in which the majority rules and there is no minority representation, because the winner takes all. Except, in the 2016 American presidential election, the majority winner did not win; Trump lost the popular vote to Clinton by over 2.8 million votes. Therefore, the Trump phenomenon is not the end of democracy as we know it, or even the end of the world. The…

internal conflicts to deal with and more money to work with. Lesser developed countries (LDCs) tend to have too many internal issues to remedy before they can begin helping others. A report from the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) argues that “what is at stake here is not making the world safe for big powers…but delivering practical protection for ordinary people, at risk of their lives, because their states are unwilling or unable to protect them”…

Our Constitution: Does it need to be reformed? Anybody who has ever run knows you can’t just randomly go out a run five miles without pain or taking breaks. It takes time, dedication, and patience to get into shape for running so that you are able to run those five miles painless and efficiently. Take that into consideration for a national state convention, you can’t just call for one and expect everything to run smoothly. It takes small steps in order to pursue great things. If the states were…

come as no surprise that their theories of sovereignty bear some similarities. How a sovereign comes into power depends largely on the circumstances. Both Schmitt and Hobbes find that conflict is what will bring people to commit to a sovereign. Once a sovereign takes power the he must maintain the promises he told the people that sacrificed their freedom for him to rule. Though Schmitt and Hobbes have their fair deal of similarities when it comes to sovereignty, ultimately Schmitt has a more…