This book assesses the relationship between cosmopolitanism and sovereignty. By introducing a novel theory, the work presents a detailed philosophical analysis to illustrate how these notions might theoretically and practically work together.

Jorge E. Núñez is a Reader in Legal and Political Philosophy and International Relations at Manchester Law School, UK and Visiting Professor at Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, UNLP, Argentina.

Preface xi

PART ONE

The situation in law and politics and the new vision 1

1 Sovereignty and cosmopolitanism: Pluralism of pluralisms and a multidimensional analysis 3

Introduction 3

General structure 7

Chapter 1 Introduction 8

Chapter 2 Sovereignty 9

Chapter 3 Cosmopolitanism 9

Chapter 4 Agents and players 10

Chapter 5 Contexts and realms 12

Chapter 6 Dimensions and variables 13

Chapter 7 Territorial disputes 15

Chapter 8 Conclusive remarks, limitations and implications 15

Aims, rationale and objectives 15

Methodology 17

The notions of sovereignty and cosmopolitanism in this monograph 18

The notions of pluralism of pluralisms and multidimensional analysis in this monograph 22

Choice of examples 25

Conclusion 25

Bibliography 27

2 Sovereignty 29

Introduction 29

Sovereignty 33

Normative and factual sovereignty 38

Factual sovereignty or de facto sovereignty 40

Normative sovereignty or de jure sovereignty 41

Limitations to factual and normative sovereignty 42

The axiological choice: value sovereignty 43

Conclusion 47

Bibliography 49

3 Cosmopolitanism 52

Introduction 52

Cosmopolitanism 54

Kinds of cosmopolitanism 57

Legal cosmopolitanism: natural and positive law 60

Positive law cosmopolitanism 63

Cosmopolitanism and universal law 65

Conclusion 70

Bibliography 71

PART TWO

The theory of multidimensionality and the pluralism of pluralisms 75

4 Agents and players 77

Introduction 77

Agents 79

Types of agents: individuals, communities and states 81

Self-ownership and sovereignty 83

Peoples: natives, implanted populations and divided societies 85

Players 91

Players and their characteristics 92

a) Rationality 92

b) Strategies 93

c) Information 95

Players, game theory and territorial disputes 95

Conclusion 99

Bibliography 100

5 Contexts, realms and modes of existence 104

Introduction 104

Contexts 106

Sovereignty, cosmopolitanism and the domestic context 108

Sovereignty, cosmopolitanism and the regional context 110

Sovereignty, cosmopolitanism and the international context 111

Realms 113

The factual realm, sovereignty and cosmopolitanism 115

The normative realm, sovereignty and cosmopolitanism 116

The axiological realm, sovereignty and cosmopolitanism 117

Modes of existence 119

Objects, methods and epistemological acts 120

Conclusion 125

Bibliography 126

6 Dimensions and variables 128

Introduction 128

Dimensions 131

Unidimensionality and multidimensionality 133

Linear dimensions 136

a) Vertical 137

b) Horizontal 138

c) Diagonal or transversal, curved or spiral and other linear relationships 139

Nonlinear dimensions 139

a) Self-referred 140

b) Regressive 141

c) Chaotic 141

d) Random 141

Time 142

Space 146

According to its scope 146

According to the way it is perceived 147

Conclusion 150

Bibliography 151

PART THREE

The application to territorial disputes and conclusive remarks 155

7 Territorial disputes 157

Introduction 157

The concept of "territorial disputes" 159

The case of Khemed between Borduria and Syldavia 163

Unidimensionality and Khemed 165

Multidimensionality and Khemed 170

In terms of population 174

In terms of territory 175

In terms of government 175

The significance to sovereignty and cosmopolitanism 177

Conclusion 179

Bibliography 180

8 Conclusive remarks, limitations and future implications 182

Introduction 182

Limitations and future implications 184

Deploying the multidimensional approach 187

Some final remarks: partial conclusions and guidelines 187

Conclusion 194

Bibliography 195

Index 197