principle of sovereignty

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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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sovereignty
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsɒv.rɪn.ti/us
/ˈsɑːv.rən.i/
the power of a country to control its ...
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(Definition ofprincipleandsovereigntyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theprincipleofsovereigntyis now under siege, so that under grave humanitarian crisis the international community should have the upper hand.
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To analyse human rights at this level of development requires an understanding of theprincipleofsovereigntywith respect to non-state actors within both international and world societies.
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Unlike national law, in which there is an overarching power, in international law there is no dominant authority; the system operates on consensus and respects theprincipleofsovereignty.
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For a nation to control the majority of its important industries is, surely, a basicprincipleofsovereignty.
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The argument is the size and not theprincipleofsovereignty.
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We stand on theprincipleofsovereigntyand self-determination.
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The first was control of subsidies, and the second the need for abandoning theprincipleofsovereigntyin the air.
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It is one involving theprincipleofsovereignty, and that is why we take it seriously.
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There are different views about theprincipleofsovereignty.
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That is theprincipleofsovereignty.
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He declined to express any forced pronouncement on this subject, and his enforced silence concealed the secret design of safeguarding theprincipleofsovereignty.
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All the great powers of the modern world rule on theprincipleofsovereignty.
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The principles of sovereignty and territoriality, on which the nation state is based are, in reality, dying out.
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The principles of sovereignty and non-interference in countries' domestic affairs do not cover these cases of crimes against humanity.
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This would ensure that conciliation efforts would be able to address a broad range of disputes, while maintaining principles of sovereignty by not forcing parties to accept the decisions reached.
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