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Securitising sovereignty? States, refugees, and the regionalisation of international law

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Author

  • Gregor Noll

Editor

  • Edward Newman
  • Joanne van Selm

Summary, in English

At first sight, international law seems to uphold both state sovereignty and individual sovereignty. The existence and autonomy of a state are secured by the obligation on other states to respect its territorial integrity and the prohibition on intervening in other states’ domestic affairs. At the individual level, internationally guaranteed human rights serve comparable functions: they secure a minimum of autonomy and even preserve an ‘‘exit’’ option, because each individual retains a right to leave any country, including his or her own.

Department/s

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

277-305

Publication/Series

Refugees and forced displacement : international security, human vulnerability, and the state

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

United Nations University Press

Topic

  • Law

Keywords

  • mänskliga rättigheter
  • human rights
  • internationella organisationer
  • international organizations
  • folkrätt
  • public international law

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9280810863