In 2002, the court decided that the sovereignty of the two islands belonged to Malaysia.
Therefore, some argue that, with no valid transfer of sovereignty taking place, the sovereignty of Taiwan naturally belongs to China.
For him sovereignty belonged inalienably to the people.
It held by 12 votes to four that sovereignty over Pedra Branca belongs to Singapore.
Important points of the Doctrine: The sovereignty belongs to the noble nation (the Holy Crown).
All sovereignty belongs to Him the day the trumpet is blown.
Italy's ultimate law is found in its constitution, created in 1948 following the fascist downfall, where sovereignty belongs to citizens who elect a parliament.
As interpreted by Muslim scholars, national sovereignty thus exclusively belonged to God and no room was left for evolution of nation-state ideas.
"The sovereignty belongs to the Jewish people."
Absolute sovereignty belongs to God.