Internal sovereignty

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A state's supreme authority inside its own borders — making and enforcing law, and holding the monopoly on the legitimate use of force.

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Making the law, enforcing it across the territory, and being the only body that may legitimately use force.

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The idea that the state alone may legitimately use force within its territory (Max Weber's definition of a state).

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When it can no longer control its whole territory — armed groups rule parts of the land and enforce their own rules.

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A state whose government cannot fully control its territory or enforce its laws across the country.

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Its government could not control large parts of the country, so it kept legal sovereignty (a UN seat) but not effective internal control.

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A state can keep legal sovereignty (recognised abroad) while losing effective internal control (real rule at home).

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When a region tries to break away and form its own state — a challenge to internal sovereignty.

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It brings instability and suffering, ungoverned spaces can spread conflict, and it invites outside interference.

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Internal = supreme authority inside the borders (rule at home); external = independence from outside control.

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Legally yes — it keeps recognition — but its internal sovereignty (real control at home) is weak.