Public International Law Case Study: The Concept Of State Sovereignty
Public International Law Case Study By: Benedicte Akambu Module Code: LG134 Student Number: 14553233
Question One
a) Explain the concept of state sovereignty.
When we look at the concept of state sovereignty, first of all we must look at the word sovereignty. We may ask ourselves questions like what does the word mean, what is the concept driven behind this word sovereignty that States hold in high esteem and how States apply this concept of “state sovereignty” when dealing with matters with the international community and within their very own borders.
The definition of sovereignty in the …show more content…
Fowler and Bunk state that “sovereignty is a declaration of political responsibility for governing, defending, and promoting the welfare of human community” (Fowler and Bunck, 1995). Furthermore, Fowler and Bunck add that sovereignty serves as a reminder to states that when issues concerning another sovereign’s territory, they should attempt to resolve the matter unilaterally (Fowler and Bunck, 1995). According to Antonio Cassese, state sovereignty includes (1) the power to wield authority over all the individuals living in the territory. (2) The power to freely use and dispose of the territory under the State’s jurisdiction and perform all activities deemed necessary or beneficial to the population living there. (3) The right that no other …show more content…
In regards to this case study, both states have signed and ratified the Genocide Convention therefore they are bound by this Treaty. In Article II of this convention, genocide is an act committed with intent to destroy, in whole, or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
a) Killing members of the group;
b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to being about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
d) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another
Question One
a) Explain the concept of state sovereignty.
When we look at the concept of state sovereignty, first of all we must look at the word sovereignty. We may ask ourselves questions like what does the word mean, what is the concept driven behind this word sovereignty that States hold in high esteem and how States apply this concept of “state sovereignty” when dealing with matters with the international community and within their very own borders.
The definition of sovereignty in the …show more content…
Fowler and Bunk state that “sovereignty is a declaration of political responsibility for governing, defending, and promoting the welfare of human community” (Fowler and Bunck, 1995). Furthermore, Fowler and Bunck add that sovereignty serves as a reminder to states that when issues concerning another sovereign’s territory, they should attempt to resolve the matter unilaterally (Fowler and Bunck, 1995). According to Antonio Cassese, state sovereignty includes (1) the power to wield authority over all the individuals living in the territory. (2) The power to freely use and dispose of the territory under the State’s jurisdiction and perform all activities deemed necessary or beneficial to the population living there. (3) The right that no other …show more content…
In regards to this case study, both states have signed and ratified the Genocide Convention therefore they are bound by this Treaty. In Article II of this convention, genocide is an act committed with intent to destroy, in whole, or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
a) Killing members of the group;
b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to being about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
d) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another