pt. I: Sovereign authority and the right to use armed force in classic just war traditions. Sovereignty as responsibility: the coming together and development of a tradition
Sovereign authority and the justified use of force in Thomas Aquinas and his early modern successors
Sovereign authority and the justified use of force in Luther and the Reformation
Grotius and his impact: the Westphalian settlement, the idea of the "law of nations", and the emergence of the territorial idea of sovereignty
Transitions in the conception of sovereignty
pt. II: Engaging the Westphalian idea of sovereignty. Finding common ground in the diversity of civlizations
The two conceptions of sovereignty and the "responsibility to protect" doctrine.
Sovereignty : moral and historical perspectives by James Turner Johnson. ISBN 9781626160569. Published by Georgetown University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.