SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Negative And Positive Rights, Deterritorialization, Charismatic Authority
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Citizen of the state: british, german, canadian. Belonging to a nation: english, welsh, scottish. No state without a specific territory held together by a central power. Every resident of the area governed by the state belongs to the state. Authority of the state: the ability to declare and enforce the law of the land. Has a monopoly over legitimate means of violence. Thus claims to have the sole right to coercive force. Laws announced and guarded by the state determine the duties and the rights of the state subjects. Protection of body and possessions, the right to profess personal opinions and beliefs. Influencing the composition and policy of state organs (such as through voting) Status or identity given to individuals by sovereign states according to customs or laws (birthright, naturalization) an all or nothing attribute. Entitlements to various rights and services mainly provided by states. Resistance to over state control or interference.
