Title: Sovereignty as responsibility : conflict management in Africa /
Authors: Deng, Francis Mading, 1938-
Publisher: Brookings Institution,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Conflict management Africa; Sovereignty.; Africa Politics and government
Abstract: Sovereignty, according to the authors, can no longer be seen as a protection against interference, but as a charge of responsibility where the state is accountable to both domestic and external constituencies. In internal conflicts in Africa, sovereign states have often failed to take responsibility for their own citizens' welfare and for the humanitarian consequences of conflict, leaving the victims with no protection or assistance. This book shows how that responsibility can be exercised by states over their own populations and by other states in assistance to their fellow sovereigns.
Contents: 1. Normative Framework of Sovereignty -- 2. Governance -- 3. Identity -- 4. Economics -- 5. Regional Dynamics -- 6. International Actors -- 7. Conclusion.