The transformation of classic sovereignty approach: An evaluation upon the European Union

The concept of sovereignty has come to the forefront in many disciplines of social sciences and in almost every stage of the international system, as a concept that has been discussed continuously both theoretically and in the process of its theoretical infrastructure. According to classical sovereignty theories and approaches, sovereignty has an absolute, supreme, indivisible and non-transferable structure. However, if the concept of sovereignty is assessed in the contemporary sense, it can be observed that the state's understanding of sovereignty preserves its value theoretically, but it has lost its absolute, indivisible and superior features by being subject to many legal, actual and international limitations. In this study, we will examine the European Union, which differs from other supranational organizations, by examining how its intervention in state sovereignty can be assessed and to what extent it affects the sovereignty of member states.