POL114H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Status Quo, French Revolution, Nationstates
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January 16, 2017: states are seen as having a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within their territories (max. Post colonial states: european administration of colonies was arranged to meet european goals, administrative boundaries did not reflect indigenous settlement patterns, uti possidetis juris: as you now possess it, administrative borders became internationally recognized state borders. Territorial sovereignty: government has exclusive control over entire territory of the state, borders are zero-width lines. Sovereignty over every millimetre of land on earth: exception: antarctica, territorial disputes persist but they are the exception. Most borders are agreed upon: the (cid:374)or(cid:373) of (cid:862)(cid:271)order fi(cid:454)it(cid:455)(cid:863) ((cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t i(cid:374)(cid:448)ade (cid:455)our (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)our (cid:271)(cid:455) for(cid:272)e post wwii, borders cannot be altered by force, russian annexation of crimea: a recent exception, problem of tiny, uninhabited offshore islands. Territorial waters: unclos: united nations convention on the law of the sea, territorial sea: 12 nautical miles offshore, sovereign rights. January 16, 2017: anyone can fly over it and what not.
