State Sovereignty

People

Political elite

Members of Parliament

Judiciary

Inernational law

Trade unions

Associations operating in the state

A written constitution

Sir Henry Maine

Hobbes

Bodin

Laski

The concept of sovereignty is against the freedom of association

The concept of sovereignty is against individual liberty

The concept of sovereignty is against the ideal of international peace and harmony

The concept of sovereignty is unethical

It is indivisible

It is permanent

It is inalienable

It is delegated to some one else by the state

De-jure Sovereignty

De-facto Sovereignty

Popular Sovereignty

Political Sovereignty

To make decisions with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the state, free of external restraint or coercision

To enforece laws made by decision makers over those who are willing to ‘coerce’ the unwilling citizens

To cultivate popular conscience to obey wuch decisions as are made by the legislature and to ensure compliance thereof

To ensure enforcement of dicisions made by authorities with a view to total and abiding obedience by citizens

English

Greek

Latin

Roman

The monistic school

The pluralistic school

The legalistic school

The analytical school