The Validity of the Term "State" in a De Facto Context
... 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... ... manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.[viii] In this instance unrecognised states may be seen as subject to this law despite its not being members...