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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: Sovereignty is central to UN peace operations’ definition of “sustainable peace” – which they are mandated to create, restore, or ensure. To study the effectiveness and the effect of peace operations thus requires attention to the definition and creation of ... read moresovereignty. This thesis examine the close theoretical link between sovereignty and legitimacy, wherein the attributes of sovereignty correspond to sources of legitimacy, arguing that UN peacekeepers’ operational activities take the form of a trilateral negotiation between international organisations, states, and non-state actors, with the potential to redefine the norm of sovereignty in international law and politics. This analysis suggests that the exit strategy of a mission can be evaluated in terms of its effect on the sources and manifestations of sovereignty/legitimacy; an assessment that is demonstrated with reference to the UN/AU Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).read less
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