Sense on sovereignty

Abstract

The article argues that the concept of sovereignty is not anachronistic, as many contemporary politicians believe. Sovereignty is not synonymous with power, but rather with authority, and specifically with constitutional independence. A sovereign state is not a state that possesses a large degree of power, but rather a state that is not constitutionally subordinated to another state. This view of sovereignty is consistent with how the concept is traditionally used in political philosophy, constitutional theory, and international law. The article goes on to demonstrate that various claims about sovereignty being limited or divisible are based on misunderstandings of the concept’s true meaning. Furthermore, it refutes the idea that sovereignty can be “pooled”, arguing that doing so would require the establishment of a higher constitutional authority, which would necessarily entail the loss of the original state’s sovereignty. – AI-generated abstract.