Indeed it may reasonably be argued that with the disappearance of national sovereignty, the factor of consent is likely to be far more effective, far more genuinely related to the realities of the world; than it is at the present time.
Laski posits that the decline of national sovereignty could enhance the effectiveness of consent in global affairs.
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