POLB80H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Unthinkable, Four Communes, Egotism
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European influence spread across the globe, these principles became central to international law and to the prevailing world order. The origins of this system are traced back to back to the peace of westphalia signed in 1648 of which ended the thirty- year war. As european influence spread across the world westphalian sovereignty became an integral part of international law. This view has been criticized by revisionist and politicians by questioning the true significance of the peace and who it benefits most. Furthermore, it said that globalization has superseded the westphalian system. Max weber it is a human community that successfully lays claim to the monopoly of legitimate physical violence within a territory. The components that make a sovereign are its: territory, population, government, recognition. Charles tilly in his work, war making and state making as organized crime, illustrates a bellicose paradox theory on how states are formed through war, and war is formed through states.
