The very institution of the state is widely conceived of as inseparable from war. If it constitutes peace within the borders or order of its sovereignty, this v

Now in paperback—with a new preface by the author Americans have long been protective of the country's sovereignty—all the way back to George Washington who

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Examines the difficulties in applying international law to recent armed conflicts known as 'new wars'.

State sovereignty is an inherently social construct. The modern state system is not based on some timeless principle of sovereignty, but on the production of a