The Validity of the Term "State" in a De Facto Context
... phenomenon unique to unrecognised entities. Many recognised states with a seat in the United Nations forfeit numerous traditional sovereign attributes willingly (for example... ... France) yet are not deemed to have surrendered their independence. In addition, whilst unrecognised states undoubtedly struggle in their orchestration of formal foreign interaction... ... 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...
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