Sovereignty in International Law
Journal: Legal studies on Central Europe
Year: 2022

Sovereignty is a concept enshrined in the theory of international law. As an attribute of indepen- dent states, it constitutes the basis for their autonomous activities in the international legal space. Virtually the entire contemporary primary conceptual apparatus of jus gentium has been developed around this notion. The principle of the sovereignty of all states results in their mutual sovereign equality. Sovereignty of states is protected by the prohibition against intervening in their intern