Rethink Sovereignty

Author: (Japan) Tan Ei-Rong
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book provides readers with a historical panorama from classical theory to the concept of sovereignty in the global era. Its "diachronic" perspective elucidates the characteristics of modern sovereignty: the anthropomorphism of the state. Its "synchronic" perspective describes the principles of historical sovereignty conflicts by identifying sovereignty conflicts as conflicts between nationalism and constitutionalism. Through a historical examination of sovereignty, the author concludes that people can only understand the contemporary transformation of sovereignty principles within the context of "neo-institutional constitutionalism."