Sovereignty, Government Systems, and Constitutional Principles

1.1 The Notion of Sovereignty

1.1.1 Popular versus Royal Sovereignty

1.1.2 Popular versus National Sovereignty

1.1.3 Popular versus State Sovereignty

1.1.4 Parliamentary Sovereignty

1.1.5 The Absence of Sovereignty

1.1.6 Sovereignty and European Integration

1.2 Parliamentary and Presidential Systems

1.3 Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

1.4 The Role of Judges

1.5 State Structure: Unitarism and Federalism