Case Study: Kosovo

The foundational principles of a nation state also known as national sovereignty is for a state to combine its political and cultural entity as one. Some of the characteristics of a nation state include the ability to enter into relations with other states of similar capacity. A nation state is responsible for promoting economic unity and a uniform administration to govern its citizens. The United States has acted to fulfill these responsibilities by providing a single entity to govern the nation as a whole. The United States is constantly working with other nations to help protect our

State independence scholars trust that the state is a substance that is impenetrable to outer social and financial impact, and has interests of its own.[63]

21.nation-state- A form of state in which it identifies itself by forms of culture and a sovereign territorial unit.

21.nation-state- A form of state in which it identifies itself by forms of culture and a sovereign territorial

The “state” is best understood in relation to a government’s power, influence and involvement with citizens’ rights in a given territory. The larger the state the more involved it is in the lives of its citizens.

1A.2) A state is a political territory that has a sovereign government . The term “state” refers to a country and each country had a defined population and borders. There are over 193 states or countries around the world. Some examples of states are China, Canada, Denmark, France, India, Spain, Syria and Ukraine.

First off to value and understand the phrases “independent State” and “coequal sovereign,” we need to know these words, as they were recognized in the nineteenth century. According to Sir Robert Phillamore’s Commentaries upon International Laws, a sovereign State in the nineteenth century was explained as “a people permanently occupying a secure territory, bound collectively by common laws, habits, and customs into one body of politic, exercising, through the medium of an organized Government, independent sovereignty and control over all persons and things within its boundaries, capable of making war and peace, and of entering into all International relations with the other communities of the globe” (Phillamore, 1879). Professor Freeman Snow states in his International Law: Lectures Delivered at the Naval War College that a “State must be an organization of people for political ends; it must permanently occupy a fixed territory; it must possess an organized government capable of making and enforcing law within the community; and, finally, to be a sovereign State it must not be subject to any external control”

- State: a politically organized body of people residing in a defined territory; especially, one that is sovereign

The definition of ‘state’ is ambiguous. The meaning can change depending on the context. For instance, it could relate to agencies within the state such as government bodies, or the practices carried out by individuals. Furthermore, the state is part of everyday life and manifests itself through the combination of institutions, practices, people and discourses. This creates social order (Blakeley and Saward, 2009, p. 360).

According to Stephen Krasner and his shared sovereignty mentality it can be noted that many of the sovereignty rules do not apply due to, no truly autonomous, internationally recognized well-governed states. Stated in the article he points out three

On a European level, and to a degree on an international level it is argued that national states have experience a decrease of sovereignty. This is due to some political powers giving been

State is commonly referred to either the present condition of a system or entity, or to a governed entity, such as a nation or a province. The state itself consists of the society, government as well as the people living there. Before the Second World War, State is often seen as the main actor in international Relations as it can declare states of wars, control most of the economic influence within the region and larger states often dominant the role of international relations within the region or even in the globe. However, after the Second World War, the impacts on state influence as an actor has become less important than before, regarding to this point, there is

Kosovo used to be part of Yugoslavia, but it was an autonomous province within Serbian borders. It had its own governing body, which could make its own decisions, but there was still tension between the Serbs and ethnic Albanians. After the break up of Yugoslavia, Albanians of Kosovo wanted independence, but Slobodan Milošević took away their autonomy, which led Albanian separatists to declare Kosovo independent, but it was not officially recognized (Chronology of Events

Sovereignty is a norm of the International system upon which the ‘society of states’ rests. Territorial sovereignty refers specifically to the power of the state ‘the territorial limits within which state authority may be exercised on an exclusive basis.’ This essay will explore the concept and development of sovereignty within the system of states. Firstly, it will identify the state system before the ‘Peace of Westphalia’ in 1648, then it will compare the ever changing forms of sovereignty since, and the reasons for change, which have established the modern form of sovereignty which exists today.

Independence of Lviv can be explained by declaratory theory and constitutive theory. Lviv partly fulfill the conditions of statehood in terms of declaratory theory. Declaratory theory refers to the Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States. It stated that a state has permanent population, defined territory, government and capacity to enter into legal relations (Shen, 2014). Under this extent, Lviv can only fulfill 2 conditions which are 2.5 million population and 21833 square kilometers of territorial size (Thehousenews, 2014). In other words, Lviv cannot fulfill condition of government. It is believed that a government is guaranteed to be able to maintaining political order, implementing foreign policies and securing and enforcing international rights and responsibilities. Lviv is able to maintain political order but failed to function on the remaining realm. Lviv also cannot fulfill condition of capacity to enter into legal relations. Until now, she has not build up diplomatic relations with other states (Shen, 2014).