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sovereignty

vr.tr.sovereignty · XCT.QLT

Let an agent explain sovereignty as a political and legal concept and its forms, present debates and contested claims with attribution, describe data and Indigenous sovereignty concepts, and support study.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain sovereignty as a political and legal concept and its forms, present debates and contested claims with attribution, describe data and Indigenous sovereignty concepts, and support study.

The supreme authority of a state over its territory and people and its independence from external control, in forms such as popular, parliamentary and national sovereignty, and by extension claims of authority over resources and information such as data sovereignty, national and personal data sovereignty, and Indigenous and Maori data sovereignty; sovereignty is a central concept in political theory and international law, with debates over its limits under international obligations and its meaning in a globalised world.

What it is for: Supreme authority and independence.

It can be explain the concept and forms; present debates with attribution; describe data and Indigenous sovereignty; support study.

Distinguishing features

Supremacy

Independence

Popular versus state forms

Extended senses

What it looks like

Not physical; a political and legal concept.

How it is recognised

Supreme authority of a state

Internal and external dimensions

Autonomy is limited self-rule; jurisdiction is legal authority within limits

Related models

is a kind of - category

political power

is a kind of - category

authority

is related to - Indigenous sovereignty claims

Indigenous peoples

is related to - historical denial of sovereignty

imperialism

In practice

Families and kinds

state sovereignty in international law

popular and parliamentary sovereignty

sovereignty disputes over territory

data sovereignty

Indigenous and Maori data sovereignty

Standards and regulation

United Nations Charter principles

International law on statehood and non-intervention

Data protection and localisation laws

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting contested sovereignty claims as settled

Conflating legal and political senses

Ignoring Indigenous perspectives

Also called

Māori data sovereigntydata sovereigntynational data sovereigntyindigenous data sovereigntypersonal data sovereigntyrights of sovereigntymonarchical sovereigntyEuropean sovereigntytribal sovereignty in the United Statespopular sovereigntynational sovereigntydigital sovereigntysovereignty of coordinatesTino rangatiratangaterritorial sovereignty

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What sovereignty is.

Political theory.

Concept

Concept and forms.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What is sovereignty, and how do state, popular, parliamentary and national sovereignty differ? definition
  2. Which sense of sovereignty is meant? boundary

Law

In international law.

Law

Law.

  1. How does international law treat sovereignty, statehood, non-intervention and their limits? provenance
  2. Which entry fits international law? action
Contested Contested claims.

Attribution.

Territory

Territorial disputes.

Territory

Territory.

  1. How should contested sovereignty over territories be presented, with the positions of each party attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

Indigenous

Indigenous sovereignty.

Indigenous

Indigenous.

  1. How do Indigenous peoples articulate sovereignty and data sovereignty, in their own terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Indigenous rights? action
Data Data sovereignty.

Technology.

Concept

Data sovereignty concepts.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What do national, personal and Indigenous data sovereignty mean, and how do they differ? definition
  2. Which entry fits data governance? action

Law

Data laws.

Law

Law.

  1. How do data localisation and protection laws implement data sovereignty, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
Learn History and theory.

Education.

History

History of the concept.

History

History.

  1. How did the concept develop from Bodin and Hobbes through Westphalia to modern debates? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Debates

Theoretical debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What do theorists say about sovereignty under globalisation and supranational institutions, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should data sovereignty be a separate entry?
  • How should international law sources be linked?
  • How should contested claims be attributed?