Cooperative sovereignty : : from independence to interdependence in the structure of international environmental law / / Franz Xaver Perrez.

• VerfasserIn: Perrez, Franz Xaver,
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Kluwer Law International,, [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 pages)

In the late 20th century, it has become widely accepted that States need to cooperate in order to pursue effectively their interests within the increasingly interdependent world order. At the same time, the principle of sovereignty is still often invoked as a claim for independence and a justificati...

Table of Contents

• Preface.
• Summary of Contents.
• Table of Contents.
• Abbreviations.
• Introduction.
• Part I: Traditional Approach: Sovereignty and Permanent Sovereignty as Independence.
• 1. Sovereignty as Independence.
• 2. Permanent Sovereignty Over Natural Resources as Independence.
• Part II: Challenges of the Traditional Approach.
• 3. The New Reality and the Premises of Sovereignty.
• 4. The New Reality and the Key Elements of Sovereignty.
• Part III: The Modern Approach: Sovereignty as Responsibility to Cooperate.
• 5. A Functional Analysis of Sovereignty.
• 6. Sovereignty and Permanent Sovereignty as Responsibility to Cooperate. Bibliography.
• Index.