The self - government is a form of address of an entity whose management enjoys full autonomy, which means you have the ability to act with full independence and freedom and have the power to make decisions for himself; You will always seek to improve the conditions you are going through, and because you want to manage your own interests, you have the power to do so without the intervention of something or someone else, who is alien to that position.
In general terms, a government has within its faculties the power to exercise power or the exercise of it, the choice of laws and put them into practice to govern the conduct of the community, then, when this activity is carried out in a sovereign manner, they are judged correctly which are the fairest measures for all; in this sense, it is understood that if any external imposition were attempted, it would be rejected or questioned until it was discovered whether it was beneficial or not. All this without leaving aside the harmonious relationships with the outside world.
There can be several entities where you can talk about self-government, it can range from an individual, social organization, company, to a State or Nation, this point of view is fulfilled both for public law and for private law. In this command system self-management is implemented, which is in the same way having the ability to manage (organize, direct, coordinate, control and plan) any aspect by itself.
When speaking of a Nation, it is normally established that said power of command is granted by a community, where a democratic people exercise their right to vote to elect a presidential representative, in that case the autonomy of said jurisdiction that is governed by itself. Alone, it cannot be affected by any power external to it, because it does not have the authority to do so, that is why each president can only exercise that position in his / her corresponding country, and not because of being president means that it has command power in different countries.