Essay on Sovereignty

Social justice – giving what is due to an individual such as food, clothing, shelter, and even a little dignity; the promotion of the welfare of all the people; the adoption by the government of measures calculated to ensure economic stability of all component elements of society; the humanization of laws and the equalization of social and economic forces so that justice in its rational and obj...

In the academic discipline of International relations, Smith, Baylis & Owens in their Introduction to Smith, Baylis & Owens (2008)[8] make the case that the normative position or normative theory is to make the World a better place and that this theoretical worldview aims to do so by being aware of implicit assumptions and explicit assumptions that constitute a non-normative position and a...

On the other hand hand, Christians, if for their faith as well, frown on Muslim husbands having four legal wives and call this practice adulterous. How can we really reconcile both parties? Third, division hurts both economically and culturally. Personally, it would be so absurd and ridiculous if us travelling now to Luzon or Visayas, which some of my relatives live, would require a passport or vi...

Avtar Singh: The preamble can be an aid in constructing a provision when the provision is ambiguous. It can afford useful assistance to certain legislation intention but cannot control otherwise the plain meaning of a provision. G.P. Singh: The preamble is expected to express the scope, object and purpose of the act more comprehensively than the long title. It may recite the ground and cause of ma...

Lord Bridges’ speech traces the source of the limit of legislative power to the ECA 1972, suggesting that if Parliament wishes to create a new Act, contradicting EU law, it need only expressly state in the new statute that it is to take place regardless of the ECA 1972. This, supported by Denning’s Obiter in Macarthys , brings us in a compete circle, to Dicey’s view; ‘that no person or bod...

Liberal Nationalists would not predict conflict, yet alone it being considered ‘inevitable’, as they support peace and international cooperation between nations. However, Conservative and Expansionist Nationalists would argue otherwise. They enjoy conflict and basking in their previous military successes. They support order amongst society and see inequality between nations as normal, therefor...

24 It is a very difficult task to find out as what is the ratio in Keshavananda Bharti Case. I believe with what Justice R. C. Lahoti further says; When it is necessary to determine the width or reach of any provision or when there is any ambiguity or obscurity in the provision which needs to be clarified or when the language admits of meanings more than one the Preamble may be relied on. But when...

Similarly, "sovereignty" implies a right against interference or intervention by any foreign (or international) power. Therefore, one can easily see the logical connection between the sovereignty concepts and the very foundations and sources of international law. If sovereignty implies that there is "no higher power" than the nation-state, then it is argued that no international law norm is valid ...

Conclusion In concluding, I would like to posit that imagined communities, sovereignty and boundaries are not all that make up a state, neither are they, save for boundaries, innate qualities in a nation. Instead, a nation is defined by a people in an organized bureaucracy and defined authority, whether or not such bureaucracy and authority sustains itself through the spirit of the shared ideals o...

To build onto the plight of the poor they were given heavy taxes to pay. Their natural rights were clearly revoked. From a certain view, absolutism is viewed as a sign of strength for a full force nation and its economy, military, and political engagements. When it gets down to the point, if the lower-class are being belittled, the only other balancing factor is tyranny. Thus the proper role of an...

That is what Belize should do. We should take the first step in Fighting. As stated in the first five paragraphs, Belize does have the strength to win the case. But we don’t know how lucky we would be at the ICJ. Let’s say almost all the other countries in the world would be saying Belize would be wasting their time going to the ICJ because they would lose their case against Guatemala. But the...

His works were, and still are highly influential to political philosophers that followed after him, which allowed for further, more concise theories to be generated and debated. And despite the shortcomings of some of Hobbes' philosophies (such as the feasibility of installing such a government under the premises offered), his work was revolutionary for its time and laid the foundation on which ot...

The monarchs of Cambodia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia and Morocco "reign, but do not rule" although there is considerable variation in the amount of authority they wield. Although they reign under constitutions, the monarchs of Brunei, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Swaziland appear to continue to exercise more political influence than any other single source of authority in their nations, either by co...

This ensures a divided power between the governments but the national government will always have more power than the state governments. The six basic principles proves that the U. S. government can be strong yet fair. It ensures that the government is lead by the people ensuring that we do not turn into a totalitarian or communist state. This makes us as a country very lucky because it gives its ...

Some argue that the Wife of Bath has an unjustified unsavoury reputation. She reacts solely out of necessity, and is actually a champion for opposing an oppressive patriarchal society. Others maintain that she is a malicious, power-hungry tyrant, who achieves her ends through fallacious speeches and dastardly deeds. Whatever the argument, the Wife of Bath’s prologue and tale bears to mind the ce...

International communities are moderately effective in upholding the Responsibility to Protect. Responsibility to Protect is an international security and human rights doctrine that expresses the responsibility of nation states to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The principle of Responsibility to Protect declares that if a sovereign state is grossly hinde...

The contemporary issue that human rights face in global politics; international human rights standards as a perceived threat to sovereignty, is not an unjust issue which governments are focusing their attention on. However, the proposal of federal law considering 'Australian Freedoms' taking precedence "above and beyond" human rights when considering Australia's obligations to meet international h...

Normally, assimilation takes place over time when the minority has no interest in keeping its culture, is not big enough, or does not have enough assertiveness with the majority to form their own national state or to join the national state of their nation. Over the generations, the mother tongue, nationality, cultural sense of belonging and identity change. An example of this are Alsatians and Lo...

To conclude, this essay has touched more than just simple definition but also looked into the origins of very important words that tell the story of how our civilization is in fact civil to an extent. As noted, the four words within this essay have multiple meanings and definitions, either adjusted through time or taught and explained differently due to view points and misinterpretations, which is...