POL S 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Montevideo Convention, De Jure, De Facto
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New states almost always as a result of rebellion or civil wars. Some argue that state making is about what happens in the international community. According to max weber a state is a human community that successfully claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory. Legitimate: doesn"t mean that there isn"t criminal violence; doesn"t need to be one power with a complete monopoly on the use of force But the state holds the legitimately recognized monopoly on force. Empirical sovereignty (internal sovereignty) + juridical sovereignty (external sovereignty) = the state sovereignty. Empirical = internal sovereignty = de facto sovereignty. Juridical sovereignty = external sovereignty = de jure sovereignty. Causal relationship between internal control and external recognition. State emergence in international relations and international law. First, an actor achieves the domestic characteristics of statehood. Must meet 4 criteria of a state required by international law. Started as a regional agreement between the states f the.
