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  • Essay / The border between invasion and intervention

    Each country in the world, since it acquired its recognized independence, has the universal right to sovereignty. However, this term has had a misleading understanding of its meaning. According to international public law, which is a global document that sets out general guidelines on how to manage international politics, sovereignty is known as the nature of an independent state with supreme and unlimited power within of its territorial borders, recognized by the international community. including the inviolability of a state's physical borders (Reisman 1990). As circumstances change, so do sovereignty policies. The Charter of the United States (UN) (1946) states that a country has the recognized right to self-determination and sovereignty; nevertheless, it also recognizes that if international security is violated, other countries may take action, such as violating territorial integrity. Although the sovereignty of countries is considered an extremely important right, it must be inalienable to a certain extent; other nations must be able to violate this right in certain situations, which could be considered of international concern; for example, for humanitarian aid when a country experiences internal problems, violates the human rights of the civilian population and endangers world peace or neighboring countries. This essay will analyze the violation of territorial integrity and its potential consequences. As noted previously, territorial integrity is subject to change. Humanitarian aid is a circumstance in which violation of sovereignty is permitted. As the Geneva Convention (1949, p. 65) states, a country “shall permit and facilitate the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief to civilians in need.” This allows...... middle of article ......humanitarian aid, Pluto Press, LondonReisman, WM 1990, 'Sovereignty and human rights in contemporary international law', The American Journal of international Law, vol. 84, no. 1 pp. 866-876, accessed April 29, 2014, Sharp, WG 1993, “Protecting the avatars of international peace and security”, Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law, vol. 1, no. 1, accessed April 29, 2014. United Nations 1946, United Nations Charter, accessed April 29, 2014. United Nations 2014, unanimously approved, Security Council resolution demands aid access to Syria, accessed April 29. 20114,.