International Law and State Sovereignty: a Focus on the Constitutive Act of the African Union
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2019
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NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
Abstract
This article takes a critical look at the topic,
International Law and State Sovereignty
with a focus on the Constitutive Act of the
African Union. With the rise of modem State
and the emancipation of international
relations, the doctrine of sovereignty
emerged. Sovereignty in government is that
public authority which directs or orders
what is to be done by each Member State
associated in relation to the end of the
association. It is the supreme power by
which any citizen is governed and is the
person or body of persons in the State to
whom there is politically no superior.
International law encapsulates the
intercourse between and among nations. The Constitutive Act of African Union (AU),
in some of its provisions, tramples upon the
sovereignty of States. In the light of the
foregoing, this article sets to point out the
various ways in which the Constitutive Act
of the AU has impugned on the sovereign
independence of States in Africa. The
article also makes recommendation as to
how States are expected to enjoy sovereign
immunity.
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Sovereignty, African Union, International Law, Comparison, State