51.   One of these is the question of what limits can and should be put on national sovereignty in the interests of international cooperation in an interdependent world.

52.   Other countries, such as China, oppose the sanctions as they do virtually any international measures that intrude on national sovereignty.

53.   Our charter stresses respect for national sovereignty, but the charter also urges us to protect the individual and to protect future generations from the scourge of war.

54.   One argument holding up negotiations last week was over national sovereignty.

55.   Saddem Hussein did not kill the inspections regimen just out of a sudden burst of fastidiousness about the abstract principles of national sovereignty.

56.   Russian and Yugoslav leaders have loudly asserted that the bombing is a clear violation of international law, which traditionally elevates the value of national sovereignty in most situations.

57.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan shocked many nations last year by arguing that leaders who abuse citizens can no longer escape reckoning by hiding behind national sovereignty.

58.   Seguin led vigorous opposition to the treaty in a referendum at the end of that year, arguing that it threatened the core of national sovereignty.

59.   Some economists argue national sovereignty must be respected at any cost short of turning a blind eye to slavery or genocide.

60.   Such clout needs to be used with care, if it is not to be seen as a threat to national sovereignty and democratic accountability.