External Sovereignty and International Law

Authors

Ronald A. Brand, University of Pittsburgh School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1995

Abstract

This essay addresses the need to redefine current notions of sovereignty. It returns to earlier concepts of subjects joining to receive the benefits of peace and security provided by the sovereign. It diverges from most contemporary commentary by avoiding what has become traditional second-tier social contract analysis. In place of a social contract of states, this redefinition of sovereignty recognizes that international law in the twentieth century has developed direct links between the individual and international law. The trend toward democracy as an international law norm further supports discarding notions of a two-tiered social contract relationship between the individual and international law.

Recommended Citation

Ronald A. Brand, External Sovereignty and International Law, 18 Fordham International Law Journal 1685 (1995).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.pitt.edu/fac_articles/315