Sovereignty and the difference between internal and external sovereignty

MSO-001: SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES CONCEPTS

Course Code: MSO-001

Assignment Code: MSO-001/AST/TMA/2016-17

Total Marks: 100

Q. 6. What is sovereignty? Discuss the difference between internal and external sovereignty.

Ans. We may find the core of the concept of sovereignty in the definition of Hinsley who defines it as “the idea that there is a final and absolute political authority in the political community … and that no final and absolute authority exists elsewhere. Sovereignty is the chief characteristic of the state. It is essentially a juristic concept implying supreme and final power. In every state there is a sovereign body endowed with supreme power to translate in legal terms the ‘Will’ of the state. This sovereign body may be a person or a body of persons. Its ‘Will’ is binding over all individuals and associations within its confines. In case of conflict between persons inter se or association sinter, the sovereign body is the referee and the final arbiter. It adjusts and harmonizes the conflicting claims of different individuals and associations. Hence, sovereignty is synonymous with final, absolute and unlimited power. There is no legal limit to sovereignty

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