Contested States - Terms
This term refers to the ability of a state or contested state to enforce rules, provide state services, and control territory
What is state capacity
This common term refers to formal parity with other states; all are uniformly capable of participating in the international legal system.
Article 21 deals with what
What is self defense
This contested state is officially considered part of the People's Republic of China
What is Taiwan
This is the term for the state that a contested state is looking to secede from/ become independent from
What is a parent state
This term means that a state has the (generally) exclusive right to exercise supreme political authority over a defined territory and the people within that territory.
What is Sovereignty
This article is also referred to as force Majeure
What is Article 23
This contested state declared independence from Serbia in 2008
What is Kosovo
This term is the membership level often awarded to non-officially recognized contested states by the UN
What is a non-member observer status
Insurgent entities are also often referred to by this term
What is beligerent/beligerent entity
This article deals with the cessation of wrongful act.
What is article 30
This contested state, involved in ongoing conflict, has a 'non-member observer status' at the United Nations
What is Palestine
A territory that acts like an independent state but does not have full recognition/capacity
What is a quasi-state or de facto state
This theory holds that a state does not exist as a subject of international law until it has been recognized by the international community
What is constitutive theory
Article 51 deals with what
What is countermeasures/ the proportionality of countermeasures
Morroco claims sovereignty over the territory of this contested state
What is Western Sahara
This 1933 convention is often used to evaluate the legitimacy of contested states
What is the Montevideo Convention
This theory holds that statehood is a factual reality once an entity has satisfied the criteria set out in the Montevideo Convention (1933) (rendering recognition by other states merely ‘declaratory’)
What is declarative theory
This article applies when breaking international law was the only way for the author of the wrongful act to save a life
What is Article 24
Only Turkey officially recognizes this contested state as independent
What is Northern Cyprus