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The article traces the evolution of the concept of sovereignty through the historical development of governing systems, including international law. Topics include how sovereignty influences, both relations among states in international law and relations between states and persons in international law; how territorial authority became a principal element of the discussion with political and military power becoming compartmentalized, and the rise of democratic republics in the late 18th century.

The article discusses the U.S. Federal Judicial Center's "Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Litigation Guide," and it mentions court rules in the U.S., the "Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law" treatise, and the 1962 Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act. The U.S. Supreme Court's comity analysis in the state law-related case Hilton v. Guyot is mentioned, along with U.S. procedural law and the 1964 Revised Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.

The article presents a special report on the political conditions in Kosovo in the wake of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ's) issuance of an Advisory Opinion on July 22, 2010 which states that a unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo is not prohibited by international law. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 regarding a conflict between Kosovo and Serbia is examined, along with interim administrations.