right to sovereignty over a territory
21Nazi rule over the Danube River — was brought about by force of arms, through annexation of Austria, invasion of Yugoslavia and of the Soviet Union and treaties with the Kingdom of Romania and Hungary, but a legal cover was provided through moves that resulted in a new… …
22Controversy over Kosovo independence — The unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo from Serbia has generated controversy in international politics. For a start, it has led to deep divisions between those states that recognise the declaration and those that do not. (See… …
23Tribal sovereignty in the United States — See also: Native American self determination Tribal sovereignty map of the United States, with non reservation land highlighted. Tribal sovereignty in the United States refers to the inherent authority of indigenous tribes to govern themselves… …
24Popular sovereignty — or the sovereignty of the people is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with Republicanism and …
25Hawaiian sovereignty movement — Part of a series on Hawaii Hawaiian sovereignty movement Main issues Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Legal status Opposition to the Overthrow Governments Kingdom Provisional Government Republi …
26popular sovereignty — noun 1. : a doctrine in political theory that sovereignty is vested in the people as a whole rather than in a particular individual or group (as a ruling dynasty) and as a result that government is created by and subject to the will of the people …
27National sovereignty — Detail of the monument in Cádiz to the Spanish Constitution of 1812, Spain s first written constitution, which established the principal of national sovereignty. National sovereignty is the doctrine that sovereignty belongs to and derives from… …
28Kansas Territory — The Territory of Kansas was an organized territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became the 34th U.S. state admitted to the Union.The territory extended from the Missouri border west to… …
29Transfer of sovereignty of Macau — The transfer of sovereignty of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People s Republic of China (PRC) occurred on December 20, 1999. Background . However, the Governor of Macau, the representative of Portugal, gradually took over the power of …
30Dependent States — ▪ 2009 Introduction Europe and the Atlantic. For a list of populated Dependent States, see Table (Dependent States). In May 2008 Ilulissat, Greenland, was the site of an international summit on Arctic sovereignty attended by official… …
