Westphalian system
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title:
Westphalian system
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The Westphalian system, also known as Westphalian sovereignty, is a principle in international law that each state has exclusive sovereignty over its territory. The principle developed in Europe after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, based on the state theory of Jean Bodin and the natural law teachings of Hugo Grotius. It underlies the modern international system of sovereign states and is enshrined in the United Nations Charter, which states that "nothing... shall authorize the United Nations t
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Concept of the sovereignty of nation-states
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westphalian_system
date created:
2006-02-09T22:36:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T15:33:50Z
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