The Validity of the Term "State" in a De Facto Context
This post will examine whether unrecognised states really fit such a title, and why it is that unrecognised states ... ... 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... ... principle of ‘non-use of force’, whereby: All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity...