Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2024
Journal Title
Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
ISSN
0743-6963
Abstract
Though sovereignty is principally associated with governance over a territory and freedom to act in the international arena, this article examines sovereignty as empowerment. The study tests the applicability to Native American jurisdictions of the experiences of fifteen case study jurisdictions presently associated with the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France in shared sovereign relationships. The focus is on the evolution of those relationships and opportunities for development where jurisdictions do not attain full control over their affairs. The case studies examine the relationships from the perspectives of political, economic, and cultural sovereignty. The article further examines the relationships in three dimensions: evolutionary, frictions, and interwoven governance. It concludes with identifying factors of political cohesion, leadership, and entrepreneurship; conditions of good governance; and structures of consultation that allow for leveraging even limited degrees of sovereignty for political, economic, and cultural advancement.
First Page
411
Last Page
483
Num Pages
73
Volume Number
40
Issue Number
3
Publisher
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Recommended Citation
Vaughan Carter, Charlotte Ku & Andrew P. Morriss,
Evolving Sovereignty Relationships Between Affiliated Jurisdictions: Lessons for Native American Jurisdictions,
40
Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L.
411
(2024).
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