Thursday, October 4, 2012

sovereignty

(n.): complete independence and self-governance

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  1. Sovereignty of nations cannot be messed with.

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  2. The national sovereignty of one country should never be violated by another, because they have no right to interfere with the territory of another independent government.

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  3. National sovereignty is a topic that is being discussed a lot in MUN conferences.

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  4. TYPO ALERT TYPO ALERT, IT SHOULD BE SPELLED AS "SOVEREIGNTY"

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  5. China and Taiwan were fighting for Taiwan's sovreignty during the 1900s.

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  6. Japan, Taiwan, and China have been fighting for the sovereignty over Senkaku islands.

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  7. It is extremely important to not mess with a country's national sovereignty during a mun conference.

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  8. Respect for national sovereignty is among one of the most important norm of International relations today.

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  9. Driving a tank into a country without its consent is an act of disrespecting its national sovereignty.

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  10. There are a lot of debates about sovereignty in MUN.

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  11. In MUN class, we learned that "National Sovereignty" means that the countries want control over their own business in their own country, not liking other countries interfering with their decisions.

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  12. Sovereignty is inalienable for every nation, therefore forcing other nations to follow is not acceptable.

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  13. Japanese demanded sovereignty over the Diaoyu island.

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    1. "The Japanese" or "Japan" demanded sovereignty . . .

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  14. Violations of a nation's sovereignty include sending soldiers into the country without its permission, interfering with its government, and attacking the country.

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  15. The declaration proclaimed the full sovereignty of the country.

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  16. As parts of the same sovereignty, the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically.

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  17. China deeply believes that states shouldn't interfere with Syria's national sovereignty, especially sending Western troops without Syria's permission.

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  18. In MUN conferences, delegates of the Middle-Eastern countries often repeatedly use the phrase "violating national sovereignty" when they have nothing else to say.

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  19. China and Russia still don't take action on Syria because they think if they do so, they will infringe the sovereignty of Syria, which is not acceptable.

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  20. Sentence: When writing a MUN resolution, you have to be careful not to write an operative clause that may infringe on national sovreignty.

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