The Validity of the Term "State" in a De Facto Context
... recognition. Finally this post will outline the thought process behind non-recognition in international law. As regards the current legal status of statehood there is little... ... 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...
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