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When did the notion of sovereignty begin? |
The notion of sovereignty began in 1648 with the Treaty of Westphalia after The 30 year war |
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Define Sovereignty |
The quality of having supreme independent authority over a territory and its people |
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Why do sovereign States respect other sovereign States? |
All the sovereign states of the world respect the authority over those other territories of those sovereign holders because they expect it to reciprocate |
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What are the core principles of Sovereignty? |
No other power, individual, government or entity can supersede the actions of the rulers or ruling body of that sovereign state |
Think government or individual |
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How does sovereignty link with power? |
Sovereignty has been based on raw power, essentially the ability to defend
Defend your Sovereignty by force or having ally that can defend it for you |
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What was the sovereign shift? |
The idea that single person holds the sovereignty shifted to an idea that sovereignty is of the people |
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Who do the people give their sovereign power to? |
The people give the sovereign power to governments or those in charge to oversee the state |
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What are some key parts of sovereignty? |
The key parts of sovereignty are non-Interference and having legal authority in your state |
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For most of history what was sovereignty like? |
For most of history monarchs ruled, bestowed with ultimate power over the people which was often reinforced by a blessing from God |
King |
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What is a blessing from God referred to as? |
The blessing of God is often referred to as the Divine Right of Kings and The Mandate of Heaven (Asia) |
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What law can discard sovereignty? |
The Genocide Convention is the only piece of international law that explicitly discards sovereignty |
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How can you be recognised as a sovereign state? |
Getting a resolution signed by the UN will recognise you as a sovereign state |
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Name 4 aspects that can erode state sovereignty? |
Economic Interdependence Dominance by superpowers Growth of non-state actors Rise in 'micro' and failed states |
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Give examples of 2 that erode state sovereignty? |
Economic Interdependence: Undermines meaning of sovereignty
Dominance by superpowers: Satellites states e.g. Countries in the Eastern Bloc such as Poland & Hungary |
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Two more examples of the erosion of state sovereignty |
Growth of non-state actors- e.g. International organisations Rise of 'micro states' and 'failed states' |
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What is sovereignty in the modern world often based upon? |
Sovereignty in the modern world is often based upon simple recognition |
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