Sovereignty is the vital organizing principle of modern
international law. This book examines the origins of that principle
in the legal and political thought of its most influential
theorist, Jean Bodin (1529/30-1596). As the author argues in this
study, Bodin's most lasting theoretical contribution was his thesis
that sovereignty must be conceptualized as an indivisible bundle of
legal rights constitutive of statehood. While these uniform 'rights
of sovereignty' licensed all states to exercise numerous exclusive
powers, including the absolute power to 'absolve' and release its
citizens from legal duties, they were ultimately derived from, and
therefore limited by, the law of nations. The book explores Bodin's
creative synthesis of classical sources in philosophy, history, and
the medieval legal science of Roman and canon law in crafting the
rules governing state-centric politics. The Right of Sovereignty is
the first book in English on Bodin's legal and political theory to
be published in nearly a half-century and surveys themes overlooked
in modern Bodin scholarship: empire, war, conquest, slavery,
citizenship, commerce, territory, refugees, and treaty obligations.
It will interest specialists in political theory and the history of
modern political thought, as well as legal history, the philosophy
of law, and international law.
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