With conquest and discovery no longer viable means of acquiring sovereign territory, what about voluntary transactions? If the latter, who must give their approval— the governments or the governed? [More]Already answered:
"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."And if that fails...
One thing's for sure-- atoning for Belgian crimes against humanity won't be solved by ceding sovereignty to Brussels.
[Via Tristan M]
“Such external interventions are the subject of legal, political, and scholarly debates about territorial sovereignty, human rights, and the responsibility to protect.”
ReplyDeleteMore imperialist BS. What nation can morally claim a “responsibility to protect” people of another nation, when it legally disclaims a “responsibility to protect” its own citizens?