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    Westphalian state sovereignty is grounded in the practica... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There can be only one sovereign body in the world, namely the human race as a whole.

    Westphalian state sovereignty is grounded in the practical necessity of territorially bounded coercive authority for law enforcement and democratic accountability.

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    • 1.Law enforcement requires monopoly on legitimate violence within a bounded territory to prevent chaos and protect citizens.
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    • 2.Democratic accountability demands clear jurisdictional boundaries so citizens can identify and hold accountable those wielding power over them.
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    • 3.Transnational authority without territorial limits creates diffused responsibility, making it impossible to enforce rules consistently or fairly.
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    • 1.Global problems (pandemics, climate, finance) require supranational authority that transcends territorial borders, undermining Westphalian assumptions.
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    • 2.Democratic accountability can function at multiple levels simultaneously; EU citizens answer to both national and supranational institutions effectively.
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    • 3.Territorial sovereignty enables states to evade accountability by claiming jurisdiction immunity, so boundedness may obstruct rather than enable justice.
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    Territorial sovereignty enables states to evade accountability by claiming juris...There can be only one sovereign body in the world, namely the human race as a wh...Transnational authority without territorial limits creates diffused responsibili...

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