Sovereignty, Rights and Justice

Chris Brown is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

• Preface. Prologue: September 11th, 2001.Introduction: Sovereignty, Rights and Justice.The Westphalia System: The Law of Nations and the Society of States.The Enlightenment and Post-Enlightenment Thought.Realism, Liberal Internationalism and 20th Century International Political Theory.Self-Determination and Non-Intervention.Force, Violence and International Political Theory.The Contemporary International Human Rights Regime.Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Intervention.Global Inequality and International Social Justice.Cultural Diversity and International Political Theory.Post-Westphalian International Political Theory.A World Gone Wrong?.Bibliography.Index

"Chris Brown has written the first comprehensive text on international political theory as an established field of inquiry. Grounding his discussion on the history of international thought while avoiding entanglement in abstruse metatheoretical debates, he treats all the important topics: sovereignty, war, human rights, humanitarian intervention, global justice, cultural diversity and globalization. Consistently clear, illuminating, provocative and entertaining, this book is the best starting place for those who want to understand the state of international political theorizing today." Terry Nardin, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee "Chris Brown argues that the importance of international political theory lies in its concern with the real issues that affect the lives of ordinary people. Central to this agenda are questions of sovereignty, rights and justice. The book addresses these issues in a comprehensive and combative style: this is vintage Brown." Professor Ken Booth, University of Wales "It gives a very interesting and comprehensive introduction to the state of international political theory today ... In addition, Brown has a pleasant and accessible style of writing ... A very good introduction." Acta Politica