sovereignty claims
Demands for dominion
Sovereignty claims are assertions of supreme authority or ownership over territory, resources, or jurisdiction.
Nations make sovereignty claims over disputed islands, airspace, or maritime zones: Multiple countries have overlapping sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.
The term appears frequently in international law and geopolitics, where competing sovereignty claims can fuel diplomatic tensions or conflict.
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- flag plantingRitual territorial assertion
- territorial watersSovereign coastal sea zone
- territorial disputesConflicts over land ownership
- disputed territoryLand claimed by multiple parties
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