POL114H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Member States Of The United Nations, Wield
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2- legitimacy: states have legitimacy meaning that they"re existence + the authority they wield within their borders is generally recognized by the people who live there and by the government and citizens of other states. Legitimacy is a political and moral concept based on whether or not the authority of the state is accepted. 3- sovereignty: states have sovereignty meaning that they aren"t searching no higher political or legal authority and are legally independent in the sense that they can make all their own decisions. The most complete listing of states can be found in the membership roster of the united nations which currently includes 193 states. When we look at the membership roster of the un, we find only those countries that meets all the standard definitions of the state. Citizenship: the idea of legally belonging to a given state as a result of birth or being given citizenship and having related rights and responsibilities.
