Sovereignty and the Law: Domestic, European and International Perspectives

by Richard Rawlings (Editor), Peter Leyland (Editor), Alison Young (Editor)

Overview

The topic of sovereignty is contentious, and one of enduring interest. In a world of ever increasing economic globalisation, the rise of supranational regulation and the interconnected age of information and communication technology, among many other developments, have challenged the once exclusively held Westphalian model of sovereignty. The distinction between the internal aspect of sovereignty as expressed in terms of ultimate authority in a constitution, and the external aspect involving the relationship between sovereign states has been blurred. This has given rise to contemporary debates that explore the theoretical and practical implications of current challenges to established doctrines. Evidently no book could encompass the entirety of the contemporary debates on sovereignty. This is a book of essays focusing on sovereignty by a team of leading writers contributing domestic, European and international perspectives. The essays have been written at a time of very great testing of the institutional frameworks at every level: domestic, European, international or global. The book illuminates the enduring strength of sovereignty as a foundational concept and the continuing widespread appeal of sovereignty as an idea.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191509452
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	11/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Richard Rawlings is Professor of Public Law, University College London. Honorary Bencher at Middle Temple, Professor Rawlings was Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Constitution Committee 2009-2013 Peter Leyland is Professor of Public Law at London Metropolitan University. Honorary Fellow of Middle Temple, Professor Leyland is Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies and a visiting professor of public law at SPISA, University of Bologna, LUISS University Rome, Bocconi University Milan, the University of Viena, NIDA and the Council of State in Bangkok. Alison Young is a Tutor and Fellow in Law at Hertford College and a Lecturer in Law at the University of Oxford

Table of Contents

• 1: Richard Rawlings: Introduction: Sovereignty in Question
• 2: Neil Walker: Sovereignty Frames and Sovereignty Claims
• 3: Martin Loughlin: Why Sovereignty?
• 4: Jeffrey Goldsworthy: Parliamentary Sovereignty and Constitutional Change in the United Kingdom
• 5: Alison Young: Parliamentary Sovereignty Re-defined
• 6: Lord Hope of Craighead: Is the Rule of Law now the Sovereign Principle?
• 7: Richard Kay: Changing the UK Constitution: The Blind Sovereign
• 8: John Morison: "A sort of Farewell": Sovereignty, Transition and Devolution in the UK
• 9: Peter Leyland: Referendums, Popular Sovereignty and the Territorial Constitution
• 10: Paul Craig: The UK, the EU and Sovereignty
• 11: Damian Chalmers: European Restatements of Sovereignty
• 12: David Feldman: Sovereignties in Strasbourg
• 13: Margit Cohn: Sovereignty, Constitutional Dialogues and Political Networks: A Comparative and Conceptual Study
• 14: Sir Christopher Greenwood: Sovereignty in Question: A View from the International Bench
• 15: Joanne Scott: Territorial Sovereignty and Territorial Extension in an Inter-Connected World
• 16: Peter Muchlinski: Sovereignty and Private Corporate Power: the Case of Multinational Enterprises
• 17: Perry Keller: Sovereignty and Liberty in the Internet Era