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[[Image:Sovgood.jpg|right|frame|<center>a [[state]] of love?</center>]]
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'''Sovereignty''' is the exclusive right to exercise supreme [[political]] (e.g. legislative, judicial, and/or executive) [[authority]] over a geographic region, group of people, or oneself. A ''sovereign'' is the supreme lawmaking authority, subject to no other, and most often the [[head of state]]. Thus the legal maxim, "there is no law without a sovereign."
'''Sovereignty''' is the exclusive right to exercise supreme [[political]] (e.g. legislative, judicial, and/or executive) [[authority]] over a geographic region, group of people, or oneself. A ''sovereign'' is the supreme lawmaking authority, subject to no other, and most often the [[head of state]]. Thus the legal maxim, "there is no law without a sovereign."
==Notion==
==Notion==
The source or justification of sovereignty ("by God" or "by people") must be distinguished from its exercise by branches of government. In [[democratic]] states, [[popular sovereignty|sovereignty]] is held by the people. This is known as [[popular sovereignty]]; it may be exercised directly, as in a [[popular assembly]], or, more commonly, indirectly through the election of representatives to government. This is known as a [[representative democracy]], a system of government currently used in most western nations and former colonies. Popular sovereignty also exists in other forms, such as in [[constitutional monarchies]], usually identical in political reality as in the [[Commonwealth Realm]]s. Systems of representative democracy can also be mixed with other methods of government, for instance the use of [[referendum|referenda]] in many countries .
The source or justification of sovereignty ("by God" or "by people") must be distinguished from its exercise by branches of government. In [[democratic]] states, [[popular sovereignty|sovereignty]] is held by the people. This is known as [[popular sovereignty]]; it may be exercised directly, as in a [[popular assembly]], or, more commonly, indirectly through the election of representatives to government. This is known as a [[representative democracy]], a system of government currently used in most western nations and former colonies. Popular sovereignty also exists in other forms, such as in [[constitutional monarchies]], usually identical in political reality as in the [[Commonwealth Realm]]s. Systems of representative democracy can also be mixed with other methods of government, for instance the use of [[referendum|referenda]] in many countries .
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Sovereignty]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sovereignty this link].</center>
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In this model, national sovereignty is of an eternal origin, such as nature, or a god, legitimating the [[Divine Right of Kings|divine right of kings]] in [[absolute monarchy|absolute monarchies]] or a [[theocracy]].
In this model, national sovereignty is of an eternal origin, such as nature, or a god, legitimating the [[Divine Right of Kings|divine right of kings]] in [[absolute monarchy|absolute monarchies]] or a [[theocracy]].
==References==
==References==
* [http://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/publications/pdf/sov.pdf The Changing Character of Sovereignty in International Law and International Relations] by Winston P. Nagan and Craig Hammer of the Levine College of Law, University of Florida
* [https://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/publications/pdf/sov.pdf The Changing Character of Sovereignty in International Law and International Relations] by Winston P. Nagan and Craig Hammer of the Levine College of Law, University of Florida
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=sovereign&searchmode=none Etymology OnLine]
* [https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=sovereign&searchmode=none Etymology OnLine]
* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sovereignty/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry]
* [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sovereignty/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry]
* [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=990885 The Extinction of Nation-States]
* [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=990885 The Extinction of Nation-States]
* [http://kennedy.byu.edu/partners/WFPC/alrfouh.html Protection of national sovereign rights under international law]
* [https://kennedy.byu.edu/partners/WFPC/alrfouh.html Protection of national sovereign rights under international law]
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/ WorldStatesmen]
* [https://www.worldstatesmen.org/ WorldStatesmen]
* ''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2882397.stm Catalan bid for 'sovereignty']'', BBC NEWS
* ''[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2882397.stm Catalan bid for 'sovereignty']'', BBC NEWS
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.burneylawfirm.com/international_law_primer.htm A Brief Primer on International Law]
*[https://www.burneylawfirm.com/international_law_primer.htm A Brief Primer on International Law]
*[http://www.un.org Official United Nations website]
*[https://www.un.org Official United Nations website]
*[http://www.un.org/law Official UN website on International Law]
*[https://www.un.org/law Official UN website on International Law]
*[http://www.icj-cij.org/ Official website of the International Court of Justice]
*[https://www.icj-cij.org/ Official website of the International Court of Justice]
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