Sovereignty

Question 1

How did Jackson (1999) say about sovereignty?

Answer 1

‘Sovereign statehood anchors our concept of modern politics’

Question 2

What is sovereignty?

Answer 2

The ultimate authority within a distinct territorial entity and membership of the international community

Question 3

What is internal sovereignty?

Answer 3

Refers to a supreme decision-making and enforcement authority with regard to a particular territory and population

Question 4

What is external sovereignty?

Answer 4

Non-interference, reciprocity, able to enter into relationships with other states.

Question 5

What are the features of parliamentary sovereignty?

Answer 5

• Uncodified constitution
• Parliament is supreme authority
• Courts cannot overrule legislation
• Parliament cannot bind its successors

Question 6

What influence did the European Convention on Human Rights (1951) have on sovereignty?

Answer 6

abortion laws in northern ireland

Question 7

What influences have there been on sovereignty?

Answer 7

• Membership of the EU (1973)
• Devolution of power to national assemblies
• Process of decolonisation (1945 onwards)

Question 8

What is the relation of the treaty of Westphalia (1648) and sovereignty?

Answer 8

marked the end of a 30 year war and the start of modern nation state

Question 9

What relevance does UN charter, article 2 have in terms of sovereignty?

Answer 9

states the principle of the sovereign equality of all its members

Question 10

What is the state centric view on sovereignty?

Answer 10

sovereign power not really affected

Question 11

what is the ‘retreat of the state’ view?

Answer 11

sovereignty is at an end

Question 12

what is the ‘state transformation’ view?

Answer 12

• change is inevitable

- stronger in some areas, weaker in others

Question 13

how does globalisation affect sovereignty?

Answer 13

• economic relations across borders
• shallow integration vs. deep integration
• multi and transnational corporations e.g. tax laws

Question 14

how does multi-level governance affect sovereignty?

Answer 14

• inter-state and transnational relation - rise in international NGOs.
• Pooled sovereignty - EU
• Intervetnion
• Co-operative reciprocity

Question 15

How does sovereignty relate to human rights and humanitarian intervention?

Answer 15

• Reflective and resistance based identity (Giddens)
• post-national membership - rights as a global citizen rather than a national
• interventions in conflicted states

Question 16

How does post-colonialism relate to sovereignty?

Answer 16

• euro-centric concept

- sovereignty has been used to both justify and and remove colonisation

Question 17

What scholar discusses the modern and post modern state in terms of government, nationhood and the economy?

Answer 17

Sorenson, G. (2004)