HR100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Croatian Radiotelevision
20 Mar 2017
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State sovereignty system: the way the world had been organized. Key organizing principle of international relations since 1648. Versus previous system: feudalism: boundaries shifting, 3 elements, known population, fixed territory. Does the city of toronto constitute state: yes, no. Do a nomadic people who are governed by a chieftain with absolute power constitute a state: yes, no because they are always moving around. Does somalia today constitute a state: yes, no the government does not have the law to enforce its power over the whole state. Does canada continue as state: yes, no. Outcome points: state vs. government , satisfying the definition of state versus being formally recognized as a state. Classic way of determining if a place is a state if it is accepted into the un. State sovereignty system relationship to hr: competing principles of how states should treat their populations. Everything is enforced: delaet: in practice, in the state sovereignty system everywhere.
