States of exclusion : : A Critical Systems Theory Reading of International Law / / Nicolaas Buitendag.
"The theoretical underpinnings of public international law have taken the sovereign status of the nation-state for granted since the beginning of the modern era. After centuries of evolution in legal and political thought, the state's definition as a bounded territorial unit has been stric...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Durbanville, South Africa : : AOSIS,, 2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 216 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- The triad of international law, politics and science
- Theoretical foundations
- The origins of the state
- Sovereignty and world society
- Case study one: law, political power and borders
- Case study two: law, scientific truth and maps
- A ⁰́₈legacy of excess⁰́₉: the nation-state as an ideological artefact.