SOVEREIGNTY = THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OR RIGHT OF A STATE OR PEOPLE TO GOVERN THEMSELVES, FREE FROM EXTERNAL CONTROL; IS THERE ANY LIMIT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY? WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PHILOSOPHICAL RATIONALE FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY? INTERNATIONAL LAW DEFENDS GOVERNMENT NOT THEIR PEOPLE… IT’S DESIGNED TO PROTECT SMALL COUNTRIES AGAINST INVASION AND FORCE, NOT TO DEFEND THEIR PEOPLE FROM DICTATORSHIPS… THAT IS THE CRUDE REALITY