What are different types of sovereignty?

Answer 1

1. Internal sovereignty- It is the supreme authority of a State over the activities taking place within its territory and to exclude others from doing any unauthorized interference. It is of two types-
(i) Legal sovereignty- It is the power to make law and to repeal or modofy existing laws.


(ii) Political sovereignty- It implies that the will of 'political sovereign' is ultimately obeyed by the citizens of the State. It is the political sovereignty that comes into play in international law.


2. External sovereignty- It relates to the recognition on the part of all States that each possesses this power in equal measure.

Answer 2

the two types of sovereignty is the external and internal sovereignty.

external sovereignty which is independent or free from foreign rule while the internal sovereignty which means complete authority to rule over the people inside the state.

for example, the first republic of the Philippines, (1898-1901) had internal sovereignty (it had a government, a flag, a national anthem, currency and law), but it did not have external sovereignty (the United states had annexed the Philippines) and no foreign state recognized its authority.

---Placido J. Concepcion(ABPOLSCI)

Answer 3

Sovereignty has four types. These are: Political, Legal, Internal and External Sovereignty. Sovereignty refers to the authority of a state to govern itself and other state.

Answer 4

legal sovereignty

political sovereignty

internal sovereignty

external sovereignty

Answer 5

1. external sovereignty

2. internal sovereignty

there are 2 additional kinds which are:

legal and political sovereignty.