Sovereignty

Sovereignty is the full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any interference from outside sources or bodies. In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity.We desire most from men,Lassa Oppenheim (30-03-1858 – 07-10-1919), an authority on international law(The Arantzazu Mendi, A.C. 256), Stroud's Judicial Dictionary Sovereignty is the full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any interference from outside sources or bodies. In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity. The term arises from the unattested Vulgar Latin's *superanus, (itself derived form of Latin super - 'over') meaning 'chief', 'ruler'. Its spelling, which varied from the word's first appearance in English in the fourteenth century, was influenced by the English 'reign'. The concepts of sovereignty have been discussed throughout history, and are still actively debated. Its definition, concept, and application has changed throughout, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The current notion of state sovereignty contains four aspects consisting of territory, population, authority and recognition. According to Stephen D. Krasner, the term could also be understood in four different ways: Often, these four aspects all appear together, but this is not necessarily the case – they are not affected by one another, and there are historical examples of states that were non-sovereign in one aspect while at the same time being sovereign in another of these aspects. According to Immanuel Wallerstein, another fundamental feature of sovereignty is that it is a claim that must be recognised by others if it is to have any meaning: The Roman jurist Ulpian observed that: