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States and Sovereignty: Rethinking the Intervention Paradigm
The debate on interventionism, when it is appropriate or not appropriate, typically surrounds two ideas: morality and national interest. The moral argument, coming from the just war theory, applies when an egregious action takes place.
http://www.worldreportnews.com/middle-east-and-north-africa-archived/states-and-sovereignty-rethinking-the-intervention-paradigm-introduction
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International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty: Responsibility to Protect Report
"This report is about the so-called "right of humanitarian intervention": the question of when, if ever, it is appropriate for states to take coercive - and in particular military - action, against another state for the purpose of protecting people at risk in that other state.
http://www.cfr.org/humanitarian-intervention/international-commission-intervention-state-sovereignty-responsibility-protect-report/p24228
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Indian Reservations as Sovereign Nations - Native Heritage Project
Did you know that Indian reservations are independent nations? Indian Nations are allowed, within limits to govern themselves. Many have their own police forces and courts.
https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/03/19/indian-reservations-as-sovereign-nations/
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Sovereignty Cannot Hold Back The Power Of Humanity
At the heart of the current refugee crisis affecting Europe's borders is the poor exercise of sovereign judgment.
http://www.harvardilj.org/2015/09/sovereignty-cannot-hold-back-the-power-of-humanity/
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Sovereignty - Politics - Britannica
In political theory, the ultimate overseer, or authority, in the decision-making process of the state and in the maintenance of order.
http://www.britannica.com/topic/sovereignty
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Debating Sovereignty
Debating Sovereignty: Globalization, International Law, and the United States Constitution
http://www.libertylawsite.org/liberty-forum/debating-sovereignty-globalization-international-law-and-the-united-states-constitution/
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Sovereignty, Authority & Power of Government
Watch video lessons and learn about types of government authority as well as how governments maintain power.
http://study.com/academy/topic/sovereignty-authority-power-of-government.html
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The Sovereign States
Learn more about the sovereign states in the Boundless open textbook.
https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/founding-a-nation-1783-1789-9/state-sovereignty-82/the-sovereign-states-464-8631/
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What Is Sovereignty and Who Has It
Sovereignty is accepted as absolute uncontested authority.
http://www.redstate.com/diary/drrobertowens/2010/05/16/what-is-sovereignty-and-who-has-it/
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Sovereignty (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Sovereignty, though its meanings have varied across history, also has a core meaning, supreme authority within a territory.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sovereignty/
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Why Does Sovereignty Matter to America? - Heritage
The Founding Fathers understood that, if America does not have sovereignty, it does not have independence.
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/12/why-does-sovereignty-matter-to-america
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Sovereignty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sovereignty is understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty
