1. The Decline of National Sovereignties
... , 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 sovereignty of states. Indeed, much of the international law governing the jurisdiction of states is premised ... upon it. Moreover, the existence of a territory under government control is one...
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