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This paper will tell about whether Kosovo satisfies the criteria for statehood under international law.... The Encyclopedia of public international law also defines territory as a crucial element of statehood because government authorities are endowed with the right and authority to “take measures in that specific area”6.... Applying these elements to the assessment of Kosovo, however, is not as simple due to a host of issues involved in its bid for statehood....
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Based on Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention, a state, in order to be recognized as a person of international law, must possess the following elements: a permanent population; a defined territory; government; and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.... It is this qualification which disqualifies Antarctica for statehood.... In order for a territory to be qualified for statehood, its population only needs to fulfil the minimum requirements of permanency and be of a sufficient number to carry out duties of statehood....
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What are the semantic criteria of gender in British English?... How does gender affect the language patterns used by women and men in their oral and written communication?... This paper aims at investigating the concept of gender and its implications for sociolinguistics from the two different standpoints: pronominal agreements in British English will be explored; second, the paper will provide a brief insight into how gender affects language patterns....
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he Two State Solution (TSS) focuses on the creation of two states, giving rise to a new Palestinian recognized state alongside a Jewish state, while a one state solution is aimed at calling for the reunification of palestine into a single state, creating a common nationality for both Jews and Palestinians in what could end the current Jewish state.... The continued growth of Israel settlements in West Bank, confiscation of the palestine land in Gaza, building of security barriers, development of Jewish housing estates in East Jerusalem, and proliferation of checkpoints in Gaza and West Bank have currently led a number of Palestinians to conclude that a two state solution may no longer be possible....
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This proclamation by the Palestinians was based primarily based on the norms of the international law, relying on the right of the self determination.... Despite the international pressure from various countries such as China, the United States maintains its stance stating that only negations with Israel would achieve the Palestinians to form a state (Johnson 2011).... Palestinian statehood Customer's Name November 10, 2013 Had the Palestinians been granted the recognition which they sought from the United Nations, to be recognized as a state, I believe that it would have made the Palestinian territory more peaceful and prosperous....
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Section 2 examines the Montevideo Convention criteria for statehood in relation to Palestine.... In this regard, separate and apart from political consideration, this report examines the legal elements of statehood under international law as well as the right of self-determination on the part of the people of Palestine under international customary and human rights law.... This report, however, does not advocate for recognizing the state status of Palestine out of sympathy, but simply because it is the right thing to do under international law and strengthens Palestine's recognition by one of only a few member states to the EU....
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This research study, Statehood, declares that modern international law is based upon the principle of effectiveness, which implies that it is based upon actual situations which exist, while recognition on the other hand, is based upon subjective criteria.... However, with the end of the Second World War and the development of the UN Charter,8 international law has been redefined.... According to Cassese, it is effectiveness that is at the core of all legal relations and the Community of States has not thus far defined binding legitimate criteria for new States; on this basis recognition is not the relevant criterion which will determine statehood....
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The paper "public international law" discusses the qualities and elements of a state and why many nations desire statehood; it shall distinguish the state from other legal and non-legal entities; it shall explore the differences between recognizing a state and recognizing the government of a state.... These reasons are very much founded on the basic tenets of public international law and on how the latter defines a 'state'.... The elements of a state are set under different conventions and treaties that now comprise the bulk of our international laws....
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