A different sovereignty discourse : sovereign equality as a response to disagreement -- The project of international legal order -- The international law of sovereign equality -- Global pluralism and conflicting political moralities -- Reconciling the non-intervention norm with the "responsibility to protect" -- Secessions, coups, and the effective control doctrine -- Coming to terms with ruthlessness : state sovereignty and international criminal law -- In domestic courts -- Concluding observations : the enduring need for a pluralist global legal order

1. Sovereignty