Some scholars of international relations have identified the Peace of Westphalia as the origin of principles crucial to modern international relations, including the inviolability of borders and non-interference in the domestic affairs of sovereign states. This system became known in the literature as Westphalian sovereignty. Most modern historians have challenged the association of this system with the Peace of Westphalia, calling it the 'Westphalian myth'. They have challenged the view that the modern European states system originated with the Westphalian treaties. The treaties do not contain anything in their text about religious freedom, sovereignty, or balance of power that can be construed as international law principles. Constitutional arrangements of the Holy Roman Empire are the only context in which sovereignty and religious equality are mentioned in the text, but they are not new ideas in this context. While the treaties do not contain the basis for the modern laws of nations themselves, they do symbolize the end of a long period of religious conflict in Europe.
some scholars of international relations have identified the peace of westphalia as the origin of principles crucial to modern international relations including the inviolability of borders and non-interference in the domestic affairs of sovereign states this system became known in the literature as westphalian sovereignty most modern historians have challenged the association of this system with the peace of westphalia calling it the 'westphalian myth' they have challenged the view that the modern european states system originated with the westphalian treaties the treaties do not contain anything in their text about religious freedom sovereignty or balance of power that can be construed as international law principles constitutional arrangements of the holy roman empire are the only context in which sovereignty and religious equality are mentioned in the text but they are not new ideas in this context while the treaties do not contain the basis for the modern laws of nations themselves they do symbolize the end of a long period of religious conflict in europe