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In summary, an increasing readiness by the UN to intervene within states in order to promote internal justice for individuals would indicate a movement towards global governance and away from unconditional sovereignty. There have been some signs of movement in this direction, but principles of state sovereignty and non-intervention remain important. There is no clear consensus on those points. There is still some support for the view that Article 2(7) of the UN Charter should be interpreted strictly; that there can be no intervention within a state without the express consent of the government of that state. This position is probably most frequently seen in the arguments favoured by the government of the People's Republic of China. Others believe that intervention within a country to promote human rights is only justifiable on the basis of a threat to international peace and security. Evidence of a threat to international peace and security could be the appearance of significant numbers of refugees or the judgement that other states might intervene militarily. Some Liberals argue that this condition is flexible enough to justify intervention to defend human rights whenever it seems prudent.

There is also some support for a stronger position. In September 1999, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan declared that individual sovereignty may be as important as national sovereignty.