Administrative divisions of Cartadania: Difference between revisions

On numerous occasions the [[Supreme Court of Cartadania]] has affirmed that the thirty-four individual divisions and Cartadania as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions under the Constitution. Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government, [[Cartadanians]] are [[Citizenship in Cartadania|citizens]] of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. States, however, are not sovereign in international law as each State only has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to the exclusion of all external powers, on the principle of non-interference in another State's domestic affairs, and that each State (no matter how large or small) is equal in international law. Additionally, the thirty-three states and capital do not possess international legal sovereignty, meaning that they are not recognized by other sovereign states such as, for example, [[Caphiria]] or [[Pelaxia]].

Territories are very similar in nature to states, creating many of their own laws and regulations, but they lack the same degree of autonomy of a state. They operate at the discretion of the federal government but possess many of the same rights and residents of all territories are full citizens of Cartadania. However, like the states, they do not possess international legal sovereignty, meaning that they are not recognized by other sovereign states. With the ascension of Lotoa to statehood in 2029, Cartadania will no longer have any territories, but the distinction and title remain in record in the event that does change.