1. The Decline of National Sovereignties
... over territory. Political scientist Daniel Philpot names authority, legitimacy, supremacy and territoriality as the central components of sovereignty, defining sovereignty as "supreme legitimate authority within a territory ". Another political scientist Gottlieb notes the weaknesses of the definitions which stress power and authority to the near exclusion of territoriality: "The right to exclusive control over territory has long been a central ingredient of the ... ...
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