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Moral Obligations and Sovereignty in International Relations - A Genealogy of Humanitarianism (Paperback)
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Moral Obligations and Sovereignty in International Relations - A Genealogy of Humanitarianism (Paperback)
Series: Global Institutions
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How has contemporary humanitarianism become the dominant framework
for how states construct their moral obligations to non-citizens?
To answer this question, this book examines the history of
humanitarianism in international relations by tracing the
relationship between transnational moral obligation and sovereignty
from the 16th century to the present. Whereas existing studies of
humanitarianism examine the diffusion of such norms or their
transmission by non-state actors, this volume explicitly links
humanitarianism to the broader concept of sovereignty. Rather than
only focusing on the expansion of humanitarian norms, it examines
how sovereignty both challenges and sets limits on them.
Humanitarian norms are shown to act just as much to reinforce the
logic of sovereignty as they do to challenge it. Contemporary
humanitarianism is often described in universalist terms, which
suggests that humanitarian activity transcends borders in order to
provide assistance to those who suffer. In contrast, this book
suggests a more counterintuitive and complex understanding of moral
obligation, namely that humanitarian discourse not only provides a
framework for legitimate humanitarian action, but it also
establishes the limits of moral obligation. It will be of great
interest to a wide audience of scholars and students in
international relations theory, constructivism and norms, and
humanitarianism and politics.
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