Sovereignty, Rip (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300247725)

Has the concept of sovereignty outlived its usefulness?

SSocial order requires a sovereign: an actor with unlimited, undivided, and unaccountable authority. Or so the classic theory says. But without noticing, we've gutted the theory. Constitutionalism limits state authority. Federalism divides it. The rule of law holds it accountable. In vivid historical detail--with millions tortured and slaughtered in Europe, a king put on trial for his life, journalists groaning at idiotic complaints about the League of Nations, and much more--Don Herzog charts both the political struggles that forged sovereignty and the ones that undid it. He argues that it's no longer a helpful guide to our legal and political problems, but a pernicious bit of confusion. It's time, past time, to retire sovereignty.

Author: Don Herzog
ISBN-10: 0300247729
ISBN-13: 9780300247725
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/21/2020
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2021