Definition and Types
| “ | There exists perhaps no conception the meaning of which is more controversial than that of sovereignty. It is an indisputable fact that this conception, from the moment when it was introduced into political science until the present day, has never had a meaning which was universally agreed upon. | ” |
| — Lassa Oppenheim (30-03-1858 – 07-10-1919), an authority on international law |
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