Leviathan on a Leash : : A Theory of State Responsibility / / Sean Fleming.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Fleming, Sean,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 3 b/w illus. 3 tables.

New perspectives on the role of collective responsibility in modern politicsStates are commonly blamed for wars, called on to apologize, held liable for debts and reparations, bound by treaties, and punished with sanctions. But what does it mean to hold a state responsible as opposed to a government, a nation, or an individual leader? Under what circumstances should we assign responsibility to states rather than individuals? Leviathan on a Leash demystifies the phenomenon of state responsibility and explains why it is a challenging yet indispensable part of modern politics.Taking Thomas Hobbes's theory of the state as his starting point, Sean Fleming presents a theory of state responsibility that sheds new light on sovereign debt, historical reparations, treaty obligations, and economic sanctions. Along the way, he overturns longstanding interpretations of Hobbes's political thought, explores how new technologies will alter the practice of state responsibility as we know it, and develops new accounts of political authority, representation, and legitimacy. He argues that Hobbes's idea of the state offers a far richer and more realistic conception of state responsibility than the theories prevalent today, and demonstrates that Hobbes's Leviathan is much more than an anthropomorphic "artificial man."Leviathan on a Leash is essential reading for political theorists, scholars of international relations, international lawyers, and philosophers. This groundbreaking book recovers a forgotten understanding of state personality in Hobbes's thought and shows how to apply it to the world of imperfect states in which we live.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations of Hobbes’ Works -- Introduction: State Responsibility and Corporate Personality -- 1. The Idea of State Responsibility -- 2. The Three Fundamental Questions -- 3. Back to Hobbes -- 4. The Structure of the Book -- 1. The Agential and Functional Theories of State Responsibility -- 5. States as Moral Agents: The Agential Theory -- 6. States as Legal Persons: The Functional Theory -- 7. The Limitations of the Agential and Functional Theories -- 2. Hobbes and the Personality of the State -- 8. The Skinner–Runciman Debate -- 9. The Two Faces of Personhood -- 10. Hobbes’ Theory of the State -- 11. Artificial Men and Artificial Animals -- 12. The Hobbesian Theory of State Responsibility -- 3. Attribution: The Question of Ownership -- 13. General and Personal Responsibilities -- 14. The Conditions for Attribution -- 15. A Hobbesian Account of Attribution -- 16. From Attribution to Responsibility -- 17. Impersonation of the State -- 4. Succession: The Question of Identity -- 18. The Concept of Corporate Identity -- 19. The Conditions for Corporate Identity -- 20. Changes in a Single State -- 21. Relational Changes -- 22. Non-Identity -- 5. Distribution: The Question of Fulfilment -- 23. The Problem of Distribution -- 24. The Conditions for Distribution -- 25. The Division of Liability -- 26. Non-Fulfilment -- Conclusion The Future of State Responsibility -- 27. International Criminal Law -- 28. The Proliferation of Treaties -- 29. Cyborg States and Robotic Representatives -- Bibliography -- Index