Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1101) | Sovereignty theory
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The theory of sovereignty.
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The theory of sovereignty is the theoretical philosophical foundation for the principle of self-governance by the people.
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Whereas democracy is the practical political application thereof.
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The concept of sovereignty emerged in France at the end of the Middle Ages.
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At a time when popes and the emperor were confronting the monarchs of the various states.
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Claiming that sovereignty belonged to them.
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On the basis that it was a divine right and mandate.
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The monarchs responded to them using the same weapon.
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Attributing sovereignty instead to temporal authority.
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That is, the authority that governs during a specific era.
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Namely, the monarchs themselves.
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Subsequently, French jurists seized upon this concept.
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They stripped it away from everyone else.
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And formulated from it the theory of sovereignty.