Westphalian sovereignty

Multiple Choice Answers: 1) D 2) D 3) D 4) D 5) D 6) E 7) B 8) D 9) D 10) E Essay Question #1 1. Sovereignty a. Definition i. Class- The common definition that was giving in class was that sovereignty is the right of the state to have country of its people. ii. Lecture- In the lectures we discussed that Sovereignty means that it has clear borders with a ruling government that that can decided any important decision or action within their state. iii. Slides- The…

Prompt: Some critics have claimed that Hobbes’s political theory betrays his science (if we are so rational, for example, why is the best government an absolute monarchy?) Is this claim true or false? Or is it true in part and false in part? I. Introduction i. Opening remarks Thomas Hobbes is by far and large considered to be the founding father of modern political philosophy. Any political conflict can be assimilated into elements that have roots in his ideas. He was a part of a ‘new…

Is sovereignty necessarily absolute? Sovereignty is a term used to describe the uncontrolled power through which an independent state is governed (Krasner, 2001). Sovereignty also calls for the supreme political will and authority that a state has in its administration and the control of the constitution (Krasner, 2001). In other words, Sovereignty provides the states with the power to do just about anything that pleases the states without being accountable to different nations. For…

Watson attempts to create a historical survey of the states systems that were formed in Europe and then spread to the “civilized” world. This states systems was challenged after World War II by the anti-colonial revolution and the demands of the Third World states for a new international order. Watson tries to move beyond on the mechanistic and sterile concept of international system to the more focused and perhaps more complicated concept of international society. Watson focuses on the global…

There is an argument in international relations that state sovereignty is being undermined by globalisation. Scholars argue new global powers are bringing about the end of state sovereignty as states are losing the ability to effectively govern their own societies and economies. (Ohmae 1995, Scholte 2000 in McGrew 2014: 16) This essay however will attempt to reaffirm the importance of the sovereign state despite globalisation, initially through examining some arguments for the proposed idea, and…

Midterm // Philosophy of Human Rights // Conner Hanke The predominant discrepancy between Beitz’ practical approach and Griffen’s naturalist theory is that the practical approach is a structural account and Griffen’s is a substantive account. Beitz’ approach is structural in the sense that the protection and enforcal of human rights is contingent on state governments and the international community as a whole. The contingency of human rights’ existence on state governments is the answer to his…

The concept of old war evolved alongside the creation of the state system, originated from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Even though the development of modern state grew slowly at first, Westphalia has been a turning point in laying the foundation for a Europe of territorial states. The delineation of boundaries helped the dichotomy of internal/external, being the root of classical definition of old war. 1.1 Clausewitz theory Carl von Clausewitz , influenced by the campaigns of Frederick…

views on the extension of slavery were well known because he was the reputed father of ‘popular sovereignty.’ This was the doctrine that stated that the sovereign people of a territory, under the general principles of the Constitution, should themselves determine the status of slavery” (Cohen & Kennedy 381). The quote above sheds light upon the primary components of the doctrine of “popular sovereignty”, in that it re-instated the notion of self-determination. To add to this, America’s…

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…

ensure the means for self-preservation, Hobbes broadens the concept of self-defence to incorporate normative, reputational, psychological, and corporal precautions. Hence, even though he is advocating for an indivisible, undivided, and unlimited sovereignty, he inadvertently allows the subjects to make private judgements about whether the commands of the sovereign endanger their wellbeing. This translates into a…