POL 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court, Economic Sanctions, International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia
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Sovereignty = a condition under which a state yields to no other authority in matters of religion or power. Absolute and perpetual power vested in the state. The state didn"t have to yield to the church. Internal sovereignty = a state"s political and legal supremacy w/respect to affairs within its national borders. Relationship between state and citizens (govt is supreme over citizens: external sovereignty = a state"s status as equal to and independent of other sovereign states. Un general assembly bc every state has 1 vote 1 seat, they"re allowed to talk for however long they want, equal in legal terms. Idea that individuals have protections from their own government. There are limitations to a govt"s internal sovereignty (what it can do to its own citizens) Places qualifications on state sovereignty and state power. Main categories of human rights: negative rights = freedoms from certain things. The state cannot torture, take away rights, etc.
