Law 2101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Meddle, Presidential System, Food Safety
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The state creates most of the law, the state itself is regulated by the law. Customs: play a role in the internal proceedings of parliaments and in the process of government formation. Entrenchment: written constitutional documents almost always provide that they can only be amended through difficult, special procedures often involving special majorities. This feature is called entrenchment and an entrenched constitution is called rigid . Recognition by the international community (other states engage in diplomatic relations). Secession: a state must exercise internal domestic control and possess the power to stop civil unrest and prevent secessionist and other revolutionary movements. This demand is not met when secession is ongoing. A right to secession may not exist under the domestic law of the land but secession may still be the outcome with international recognition as the result. The ultimate source of authority in a particular territory and it is where the power of the state originates.
