Westphalian sovereignty

features a heterarchy system, which is an arrangement of elements that are unranked or have the potential to be ranked in a number of ways. The heterarchy in the relational model of diplomacy has worked in the past for China and India as the ancient mandala system, which has become very important to the development of the relational model today (Holmes-277). The relational model of diplomacy is different from the Westphalian state system because of the use of a zone system,…

Has sovereignty essentially changed with the end of the Cold War? Sovereignty has long provided the framework for domestic and international interactions. However the rules and norms of sovereignty are not static consequentially with the end of the Cold War sovereignty has essentially changed. Prior to 1991 notions of sovereignty harked back to the peace of Westphalia in the mid 16th century. The treaties of Munster and Osnabrück provided the basis of state sovereignty, which at its core…

The state system has been imbedded in international relations and international politics since the creation of the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 AD. The Westphalian ‘state system’ saw the end to the destructive thirty-year war in the seventeenth-century, creating a peaceful resolution to end the conflict and establishing territorial sovereignty. The fundamental roles states have been assigned include create justice and order, welfare, freedom, unity and most importantly protection of the people…

What is the relationship between the self-determination of peoples and the sovereignty of states in contemporary international politics? 1 This report elucidates the link between sovereignty of states & self-determination of peoples therefore the focal point of this essay is to elaborate on the underlying concept of sovereignty as it incorporates the protection and the practice of various human rights as stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The main goal of this…

The concept of citizenship and its boundaries are contested, yet its definition in the plainest form is to be a member of a political community, such as a nation-state and possess legal rights and political duties. As can be seen from its many ideals – namely republican, liberal, bound, cosmopolitan, pluralist or solidarist – citizenship has multiple sources of meaning, be they cultural, religious, ethnic or gender related. These conceptions each have their respective merits and downfalls, which…

authors highlight important notions such as “sovereignty,” “recognition,” “separateness,” “domestic dependent nations,” “dominate the physical space,” “reform the minds,” and “absorb the economic”. The authors argue that the legal and juridical sovereignty of American Indian provides them with the right to maintain and protect their traditional distinct political and cultural communities. In this pretext, to deal with the growing environmental problems at an alarming level, the tribal…

The corporation has seen tremendous growth over the past several centuries, both in size and influence, especially in the political realm. As a result of this influence, the corporation has evolved from a body governed by Kings during the colonial era, and later legislative bodies in the newly created United States, to being a sovereign entity that is just as powerful – if not more so – than the legislative bodies under which it was once ruled. With the rise of corporate sovereignty, politics…

Lear’s identity is directly correlated with his Kingship. That would make him a driving political force in Britain. In Munson’s “The Marks of Sovereignty” The Division of the Kingdom and the Division of the Mind in King Lear”, she pays special attention to the word sovereignty in context to Lear. The first of which is “implied control over political territory.” (Munson 13). In this definition, the term holds a political meaning applied to nations and rulers. However, Munson also acknowledges…

On one hand, we have Political Realism was the predominant idea in Europe during the warring eras. It is based on Thomas Hobbes’s view of the world and that the world is in a constant state of anarchy. Each individual is responsible for his/ her being and only yourself can protect your rights because others would trample it down if you don’t. At the same time, you also need not to obey nor respect the rights of others. When applied to a much broader idea of international relations, each nation…

the other through choice, they are both legit as they are both induced by fear, this fear being the result of the State of Nature. Since life has become to chaotic and violent, people fear for their lives, thus whether someone comes to power forcefully or by being chosen, they are legit as this person’s responsibility is to create peace and civilized way of life. As well, this form of power needs to have absolute power in order to work properly. If this sovereign does not have absolute power,…