Articles related to "State Sovereignty"

Every state of the United States governs people within its territory. No authority exists for a state's law enforcement officials to arrest someone outside its territory.

A brief analysis of Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia and the problems associated with secession under the nation-state model of international relations.

International law recognizes a universal human right to self-determination. However, this is not a right of minorities to secede, and the right has evolved over time.

In the summer of 1787, the framers of the Constitution of the United States took the radical step of transferring national sovereignty from a government to the people.

The notions of state and sovereignty are strongly connected to how illicit and illegal activities are defined in Europe.

What were the political causes of the American Civil War? What differences led to the War Between the States? And what lessons can we take from the war?

The Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798 were the first threat to constitutional guarantees in America and led to calls for state sovereignty over federal authority.

This essay examines the balancing of states' rights and national power in The Articles of Confederation.

Tennessee's governor signed a bill June 12 that allows holders of concealed weapons permits to carry their firearms in any public green space in the state.

James Madison a member of the Democratic-Republican party, though his war-time presidency demonstrated a certain degree of bipartisanship.

The most "civilized" of the Five Friendly Nations was forcibly removed from Georgia after gold was discovered on their lands and court challenges brought no relief.

Piracy was the first crime to be of international concern, and this level of importance was later extended to war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.

This essay examines the balancing of states' rights and national power in The Articles of Confederation.

Today, Americans have grown familiar with the ebb and flow of the economy. The panic of 1819 can be pointed to as America's formal introduction into this endless cycle.

Despite a successful political road leading up to becoming President, Buchanan was forced to face some of the worst crises America has ever seen; a ask at which he failed

The outcome of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle was shaped by the forces of the Cold War. It involved the US, Britain, China, Russia, UN, OAU, and Commenwealth.