The Validity of the Term "State" in a De Facto Context
... specify how many states need recognise an entity in order for its incipient statehood to become valid; this leaves the status of partially recognised states ambiguous.[vii] This ambiguity is part of a recent trend concerning the contemporary inconsistency ... ... international territorial integrity. An issue also exists with regard to the often violent nature of secession, epitomised by the United Nations’ principle of ‘non-use of force’, whereby: All Members shall refrain in their international ...
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