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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Monarchy, Sovereignty, Tetrarchy, Principality, Military dictatorship, Confederation, Terra nullius,MorePlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Monarchy, Sovereignty, Tetrarchy, Principality, Military dictatorship, Confederation, Terra nullius, Protectorate, Federacy, Associated state, Concession, Condominium, Proprietary colony, Indirect rule, Khakistocracy, List of hereditary monarchies, Doctrine of reception, Neutral territory, Protected state, Regnal title. Excerpt: Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided. In theoretical terms, the idea of sovereignty, historically, from Socrates to Thomas Hobbes, has always necessitated a moral imperative on the entity exercising it. The United Nations currently only requires that a sovereign state has an effective and independent government within a defined territory. According to current international law norms, states are only required to have an effective and independent system of government pursuant to a community within a defined territory. For centuries past, the idea that a state could be sovereign was always connected to its ability to guarantee the best interests of its own citizens. Thus, if a state could not act in the best interests of its own citizens, it could not be thought of as a sovereign state. The concept of sovereignty has been discussed, debated and questioned throughout history, from the time of the Romans through to the present day. It has changed in its definition, concept, and application throughout, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The current notion of state sovereignty is often traced back to the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which, in relation to states, codified the basic principles: Different cultures and governments have, understandably, had different ideas about soverei... Constitutional State Types: Monarchy, Sovereignty, Tetrarchy, Principality, Military Dictatorship, Confederation, Terra Nullius, Protectorate by NOT A BOOK
