The Montevideo Convention

Question 1

Capacity to enter into relations with other states

Answer 1

1. Understood to signify independence from authority of other states and allows freedom of agreements.
2. dependent on the willingness to enter into agreements and their interests.
   - shown through competences to enter into treaties
   - judicial competencies
   - self government from other entities
   Example - Taiwan isnt a state but operates as an independent entity.

Question 2

Permanent Population

Answer 2

1. no minimum number of inhabitants but must be permanent

Example: the Vatican city is recognised as a state with population mostly men and recruited asexually but is still classed as a state as it has a permanent population.

Question 3

Defined Territory

Answer 3

Size of the territory doesn’t matter, it is whether it is being contested by another state.
Example: Kosovo claimed territory in Serbia within former Yugloslasvia. - Not a boarder dispute about the emergence of new states.

Question 4

Effective Government

Answer 4

Matter of:
Effectivity: who controls the area? Is there a regular pattern of obedience?
Independence: is anyone else trying to compete?
Subordination: