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9 Cards in this Set
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What is one of the paradoxes of state sovereignty?
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State authority and power = not all states have equal power
Leads to hierarchical ordering of states This is what allows some states to meddle in other states affairs |
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How does sovereignty affect ethno-nationalist secessionist movements?
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3 obstacles:
-international legal norms on territorial sovereignty and creation of new states -necessity for recognition of states by established sovereign states -international legal norm of NON-INTERFERENCE |
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When is a state formed?
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unified community
reasonable expectation of permanence of the new state, possessing: -organized government -defined territory -independence from influence by other actors |
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What are the 3 hurdles to state formation?
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-state formation
-recognition -nonintervention and nonuse of force |
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What are the 3 political-legal principles used internationally to determine what statehood claimants should be recognized?
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Ideological Theory of Recognition -
checklist of criteria to be met, "will the new state be friendly?" Constitutive Theory of Recognition- act of recognizing an inchoate state turns it into a state and confers on it sovereign authority but how many recognitions are necessary?? Declaratory Theory of Recognition- state is recognized only after it has demonstrated its ability to exercise authority |
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When is intervention acceptable?
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humanitarian emergencies
instances of institutionalized racism and violence against a majority status of belligerency |
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Do ethno-nationalist groups have any judicial precedent for secession?
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Yes, "Principle of National Self-Determination"
ideas of the Enlightenment (freedom, choice, life, liberty, pursuit of happiness) government must be structured to protect these rights |
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Although natural identity is a natural right..
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no one know how to define the nation
territorial boundaries could never be drawn to satisfy EVERYONE |
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HOw has the international concept of self-determination and nation changed over time?
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18th, 19th, early 20th century -
narrow, elitist/racist, structured around European interests the White Man's Burden mid to late 20th century shift to recognition of rights of all people |
