Types of sovereignty and give the meaning
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The five different kinds of sovereignty are as follows: (1) Nominal arid Real Sovereignty (2) Legal Sovereignty (3) Political Sovereignty (4) Popular Sovereignty (5) Deo Facto and De Jure Sovereignty.
Sovereignty is the right of a government to have complete control over its area. ... The present meaning of Sovereignty is said to come from the Peace of Westphalia, an agreement between the rulers of Europe in 1648 which said: No one should try to help break up one sovereign government into more than one.
1. Legal Sovereignty– This is the sovereignty vested on the law making body in a state. E.g. Parliament
2. Internal Sovereignty– This is the absolute power of a state to make and enforce law within its area of jurisdiction.
3. External Sovereignty– This refers to the power of the state to run its affairs without any form of foreign interference.
4. De jure Sovereignty– De jure sovereignty is having independent legal rule over one’s own country. The state have the right to control its military, finances, territory and people.
4. De Facto Sovereignty– This sovereignty make use of force in compelling obedience. However, such state might see itself as a sovereign state while other external nations might not. E.g. Military government.
5. Political Sovereignty– This sovereignty resides with the supreme body in a state. Political sovereignty lies with the electorates/ citizens.