But he acknowledged "the sovereign right of each people to choose its social system."

With his approval the English began to exercise sovereign rights over their strip of land.

"Peaceful nuclear activity is a sovereign right of all nations."

"The state has a sovereign right to say a certain amount of gambling is enough."

"I think it is the sovereign right of every state to decide this way," he continued.

He added, "Each country has a sovereign right to make decisions for themselves, and we respect that."

Countries have a sovereign right to protect the health of their citizens against it.

It must be the sovereign right of each country to make these choices, with all their implications.

They have the sovereign right to decide on these matters.

Does this hand over the sovereign right to manage one's own treasury?