The Territorial Integrity Norm: International Boundaries and the Use of Force

摘要: Scholars and observers of the international system often comment on decreasing importance boundaries as a result growth economic social exchanges, liberalization, regimes. They generally fail to note, however, that coercive territorial revisionism has markedly declined over past half century—a phenomenon indicates in certain ways states attach greater our present era. In this article I first trace states' beliefs practices concerning use force alter from birth Westphalian order seventeenth century through end World War II. then focus increasing acceptance norm against since 1945. Finally, analyze those instrumental ideational factors have influenced strengthening among both Western developing countries.