The Significance of Borders: Why Representative Government and the Rule of Law Require Nation States

Author:   Thierry Baudet
Publisher:   Brill
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9789004228085


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   25 May 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Thierry Baudet
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9789004228085


ISBN 10:   900422808
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   25 May 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
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Contents Acknowledgements Preface Part I - The Rise of Borders Introduction Chapter One: The State 1.1. The Rise of the State 1.2. Averting Civil War 1.3. International Relations Chapter Two: Sovereignty 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Internal Sovereignty 2.3. External Sovereignty Chapter Three: The Nation 3.1. Membership 3.2. Imagined Territorial Communities 3.3. Welcoming Newcomers Conclusion Part II - The Assault on Borders Introduction Chapter Four: Supranational Courts 4.1. The International Criminal Court 4.2. The European Court of Human Rights 4.3. The International Court of Justice Chapter Five: Supranational Organizations 5.1. The World Trade Organization 5.2. The Security Council 5.3. The European Union Chapter Six: Multiculturalism 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Legal Plurality 6.3. Cultural Diversity Conclusion Part III - The Need for Borders Chapter Seven: Government 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Representation 7.3. Law Chapter Eight: The Fallacies of Universalism 8.1. No More War 8.2. The Universal Society 8.3. The All-Inclusiveness of Loyalties Chapter Nine: The Particularism of Citizenship 9.1. Loyalty 9.2. The Public Sphere 9.3. Without a `We', It Won't Work Conclusion Bibliography Index

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A very serious work. It tackles a large and important subject with a calm and serious argument. The author develops his views with an unusual degree of energy and persistence. - Jeremy A. Rabkin A lucid and important book - Theodore Dalrymple


A very serious work. It tackles a large and important subject with a calm and serious argument. The author develops his views with an unusual degree of energy and persistence. - Jeremy A. Rabkin A lucid and important book - Theodore Dalrymple


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Thierry Baudet (1983) LL.M., studied Law and History at the University of Amsterdam, and received his PhD from Leiden University. He is a teacher at Leiden Law School, and has published two edited volumes on political philosophy. He is also a columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.

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