Sovereign State
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A Sovereign State is governed society that is a nonphysical juridical entity of the international legal system that is represented by a centralized government that has supreme independent authority over a geographic area.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Republic to being a Kingdom.
- It can range from being a Liberal State to being an Illiberal State (such as a fascist state).
- It may adopt various forms of government, such as a democracy, monarchy, republic, or authoritarian regime.
- It can be classified based on its recognition status: widely recognized states, partially recognized states, and unrecognized states.
- It can vary in terms of its economic system, adopting models like capitalism, socialism, or a mixed economy.
- It can (typically) have a Legal System (which can be based on civil law, common law, religious law, or a combination).
- It can also be characterized by its approach to human rights, ranging from states with strong protections to those where human rights abuses are prevalent.
- It can range from being a Recognized Sovereign State to being a De Facto Sovereign State.
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- Example(s):
- Nation States, such as:
- a Central American Country, such as Costa Rica (1821-).
- East Timor.
- Taiwan.
- China.
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- Multinational States, such as:
- India, which accommodates a vast diversity of languages, cultures, and religions.
- Russia, with its numerous ethnic groups and autonomous republics.
- Switzerland, recognized for its multilingualism and multiculturalism.
- Belgium, divided into Flemish-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia.
- Nigeria, where hundreds of ethnic groups coexist.
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- China.
- Czech Republic.
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- Example(s):
- Nation States, such as:
- The U.S.A. (1776-).
- Canada.
- Germany.
- China.
- a Central American Country, such as Costa Rica (1821-).
- Czech Republic.
- East Timor.
- Taiwan.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Tibet nor The Tibetans.
- Scotland? nor The Scotts.
- Quebec nor The Quebecois.
- Mohawk Nation Village.
- a Tribal Society.
- a Band-level Society.
- See: Nation State, Treaty, Police Force, State Policy.
References
2013
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_state
- A sovereign state is a nonphysical juridical entity of the international legal system that is represented by a centralized government that has supreme independent authority over a geographic area.[1] It has a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states.[2] It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither dependent on nor subject to any other power or state.[3] The existence or disappearance of a state is a question of fact.[4] While according to the declaratory theory of state recognition a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states, unrecognised states will often find it hard to exercise full treaty-making powers and engage in diplomatic relations with other sovereign states.
The word “country” is often colloquially used to refer to sovereign states, although it originally means only a geographic region, and subsequently its meaning became extended to the sovereign polity which controls the geographic region. Wales, England, and Scotland are excellent examples of "countries" which are not states, since the state is the United Kingdom.
- A sovereign state is a nonphysical juridical entity of the international legal system that is represented by a centralized government that has supreme independent authority over a geographic area.[1] It has a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states.[2] It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither dependent on nor subject to any other power or state.[3] The existence or disappearance of a state is a question of fact.[4] While according to the declaratory theory of state recognition a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states, unrecognised states will often find it hard to exercise full treaty-making powers and engage in diplomatic relations with other sovereign states.
- ↑ "The powers of external sovereignty on the part of the State do not depend on the affirmative grant of this in the Constitution. ... The State would not be completely sovereign if it did not have in common with other members of the family of nations the right and power in the field of international relations equal to the right and power of other states. These powers of the State include the power to declare war or to participate in a war, to conclude peace, to make treaties, and maintain diplomatic relations with other states." — Template:Cite BAILII
- ↑ See the following:
- Shaw, Malcolm Nathan (2003). International law. Cambridge University Press. p. 178. "Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States, 1933 lays down the most widely accepted formulation of the criteria of statehood in international law. It note that the state as an international person should possess the following qualifications: '(a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with other states'"
- Jasentuliyana, Nandasiri, ed. (1995). Perspectives on international law. Kluwer Law International. p. 20. "So far as States are concerned, the traditional definitions provided for in the Montevideo Convention remain generally accepted."
- ↑ See the following:
- Wheaton, Henry (1836). Elements of international law: with a sketch of the history of the science. Carey, Lea & Blanchard. p. 51. "A sovereign state is generally defined to be any nation or people, whatever may be the form of its internal constitution, which governs itself independently of foreign powers."
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- ↑ Lalonde, Suzanne (2002). "Notes to pages". Determining boundaries in a conflicted world: the role of uti possidetis. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7735-2424-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=x7qEqVpq9poC.