sovereignty
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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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What sovereignty is.
Concept
Concept and forms.
Concept
Concept.
- What is sovereignty, and how do state, popular, parliamentary and national sovereignty differ? definition
- Which sense of sovereignty is meant? boundary
Law
In international law.
Law
Law.
- How does international law treat sovereignty, statehood, non-intervention and their limits? provenance
- Which entry fits international law? action
Contested Contested claims.
Territory
Territorial disputes.
Territory
Territory.
- How should contested sovereignty over territories be presented, with the positions of each party attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Indigenous
Indigenous sovereignty.
Indigenous
Indigenous.
- How do Indigenous peoples articulate sovereignty and data sovereignty, in their own terms? provenance
- Which entry fits Indigenous rights? action
Data Data sovereignty.
Concept
Data sovereignty concepts.
Concept
Concept.
- What do national, personal and Indigenous data sovereignty mean, and how do they differ? definition
- Which entry fits data governance? action
Law
Data laws.
Law
Law.
- How do data localisation and protection laws implement data sovereignty, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
Learn History and theory.
History
History of the concept.
History
History.
- How did the concept develop from Bodin and Hobbes through Westphalia to modern debates? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Debates
Theoretical debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What do theorists say about sovereignty under globalisation and supranational institutions, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Māori data sovereignty, data sovereignty, national data sovereignty, indigenous data sovereignty, personal data sovereignty, rights of sovereignty, monarchical sovereignty, European sovereignty, tribal sovereignty in the United States, popular sovereignty, national sovereignty, digital sovereignty
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Supremacy
- Independence
- Popular versus state forms
- Extended senses
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present contested sovereignty claims as settled.
- Conflate legal and political senses of sovereignty.
- Ignore Indigenous perspectives on sovereignty.
- Produce propaganda for a party in a territorial dispute.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing maps or statements about disputed territories.
May
- Explain sovereignty and its forms with sources.
- Present contested sovereignty claims with attribution to each party.
Moral aspects Filled
- Sovereignty disputes affect lives, borders and wars.
- Indigenous peoples' sovereignty has often been denied.
Who is affected
- Residents of disputed territories
- Indigenous peoples
- States and citizens
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the concept; states and peoples claim sovereignty under law.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q174834 - registry parent class
- Q2101636 - registry parent class
related
- political power - category
- authority - category
- Indigenous peoples - Indigenous sovereignty claims
- imperialism - historical denial of sovereignty
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.sovereignty
- Wikidata: Q42008 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42008)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Supreme authority of a state
- Internal and external dimensions
- Autonomy is limited self-rule; jurisdiction is legal authority within limits
- Not physical; a political and legal concept.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept and forms
- present debates with attribution
- describe data and Indigenous sovereignty
- support study
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Presenting contested sovereignty claims as settled
- Conflating legal and political senses
- Ignoring Indigenous perspectives
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- United Nations Charter principles
- International law on statehood and non-intervention
- Data protection and localisation laws
Context of use required Filled
- Supreme authority and independence.
- state sovereignty in international law
- popular and parliamentary sovereignty
- sovereignty disputes over territory
- data sovereignty
- Indigenous and Maori data sovereignty
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q42008: sovereignty - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Sovereignty - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should data sovereignty be a separate entry?
- How should international law sources be linked?
- How should contested claims be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q42008/spec.json