Independence

State independence means the right of a state to make its decisions independently of paternalism by another state. Thus it is legally the same as international law sovereignty; Nevertheless, both terms are not synonymous.

Sovereignty and independence

The term sovereignty comes from the absolutism doctrine of the French theorist Jean Bodin State (* 1529/1530, † 1596). The sovereign is according to the original definition of the absolute monarch, who is above all and above all, that his decisions may make without regard to other domestic political forces.

The concept of independence, however, is associated with the concept of freedom, transferred to communities with the self-determination of peoples. Accordingly, this section of the existence of all the republics that have emerged through detachment from a colonial empire or elimination of a State, the declaration and - sometimes years later - the recognition of their national independence.

Equal binding contract and state dependence

Global international treaties, brought about by the UN, as well as belonging to particular alliances such as NATO or the narrower communities such as the European Union, although limited quite room to maneuver of states, but in democratic states require intergovernmental agreements be approved by parliaments or referenda. This action limits are by equal negotiated contracts other than the function of a colony of their mother country or a province of its central government.

Ideally the difference between equal binding contract and state dependence is large, was convenient and it is often lower, particularly in military alliances.