SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES —“Most foundational early modern scholars of internation

SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES

—“Most foundational early modern scholars of international law (Grotius etc.) argued that international law and international treaties cannot supercede national sovereignty. The Treaty of Westphalia upholds this view. Sovereign states can enter into and break international treaties at will. There is nothing ‘above’ a sovereign’s authority in the international system under natural law.”—Scott De Warren