This book deals with the conceptual and historic basis of the concept of sovereign immunity. It stresses the importance of general communications theory in understanding the development of sovereign immunity and the limits generated by modern international law. It provides a sophisticated explanation of the historic trend in the development of sovereignty down to the period of the UN Charter. It explores the limits on the use of doctrine by introducing the notion of individual accountability in international law as well as the concept of universal jurisdiction. It underscores the development...