DOES ONE COUNTRY HAVE THE RIGHT TO INFLUENCE THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ANOTHER?

A state and its sovereignty are the corner stones of international law and international relations, and it is the very core of that system and of international law that is, in many parts of the world, crumbling. The sovereignty of an independent nation covers the whole of its territory. It is not concerned with a nation’s area, whether large or small, wealth, whether rich or poor or its strength, whether strong or weak. This self-governing power is an invaluable jewel to the citizens of a nation in that the citizens of a country are able to solve their own problems in whatever way they see fit. It is evident that a group of people should have the right to determine what they want for themselves with rules that they themselves have evolved. However, upon deeper scrutiny, one sees that this statement is an emotional rather than a rational viewpoint and that in certain situations, countries can be justified in involving themselves in the internal affairs of another.
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