International Law and the ‘Spirit of the World’: Hegel’s Sovereignty in Contemporary International Legal Thought
This research inquires on the contemporary value of Hegel’s theory of international law. Looking at Hegel’s theory of right while taking his broader system into account, his description of international law gains a weight which demonstrates its observance of the fundamental issues of the nature of that system of law. In the centre of his elaboration lies the concept of sovereignty as the ultimate