JAMB Government 1990 Question 3

Question 3

Power, Authority, Legitimacy and Sovereignty

Sovereignty is limited by

  1. A.the criminal code
  2. B.decrees
  3. C.the legal system
  4. D.international law.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (international law.)

Explanation

A state's supreme power is limited externally by international law and treaties it has signed. Decrees, the criminal code and the legal system all come from the sovereign itself.