philosophically (according to Anderson) it is nevertheless powerful and therefore sovereign. In short‚ nations are a small idea shared by a geographically limited area of people that despite its limitations has influence and power in its greater region and sovereignty over its people.The definition is first defended by illustrating the rise of nations‚ primarily throughWestern cultural history. Anderson shows how the concept of a nation became more andmore realized as three longstanding institutions faded: linguistic
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The seventeenth Century Spanish notion of kingship which is reflected in the national drama of the Golden Age is in dissimilarity to the historical realism of the authority and prestige of medieval rulers. Lope de Vega invests even medieval rulers with the status and rights enjoyed by Hapsburg monarchs; he stated that because the king is the only authority to whom a private resident may appear for redress of the authoritarian overlord‚ so God is the only one who can judge or punish a king. The consequence
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In 19th century Europe the conflict between the notions of the nation state and empire were created through the desire for more supremacy and division of ideas‚ being both imperial and nationalistic. This tension was mostly centered around the ideas of what Europe was at the time and what is would work to become. Ideological differences between nations and empires created geo-political conflict. Many thinkers of the time espoused individual rights and‚ detested many forms of imperial rule. With the
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‘old order’ which was dominated by autocratic and militaristic empires which sought to obtain the dominions of other nations through violence in order for economic reasons or ideological ones. Democratic nation states would respect the national sovereignty of their neighbours and have no incentive to wage war or subjugate others. Liberal Nationalists believe that Nationalism is a force that is capable of promoting both unity within each nation and brotherhood amongst all nations on the basis of mutual
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law of the sovereign over the individuals in the state. In this theory when a conflict arises as to whether what law should be used in dealing with an issue‚ the municipal law prevails. The dualists are positivists that biases greatly on state sovereignty. Next theory is the monistic theory or monism. In this theory‚ the international law and the municipal or domestic law are under one system of law. But there are two monistic theories that states what law should be used in settling disputes or
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Chapter Summary I. The State and the Nation For an entity to be considered a state‚ four fundamental conditions must be met (although these legal criteria are not absolute): A state must have a territorial base. A stable population must reside within its borders‚. There should be a government to which this population owes allegiance. A state has to be recognized diplomatically by other states. A nation is a group of people who share a set of characteristics. At the core of the concept of a nation
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PROJECT ON Role of preamble in the interpretation of the Indian Constitution CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Constitution is a legal document having a special legal sanctity‚ which sets out the framework and the principal functions of the organs of the government of a state‚ and declares the principles governing the operation of those organs. No reading of any constitution can be complete without reading it from the beginning to the end. While
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republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. A state is a community of persons more or less numerous permanently occupying a definite portion of territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government to which a body of inhabitants render habitual obedience. Four requirements for a government: •People •Territory •Sovereignty •Government State = legal concept / Nation = ethnic concept •Legal Sovereignty = the supreme power
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Consumer sovereignty. Birth and evolution of the movement and consumerista politche market in its favor. LA SOVRANITA ’ DEL CONSUMATORE: "Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production‚ and the interest of the producer should be considered only insofar as it may be necessary to promote the interest of the consumer" (Adam Smith). The consumerism is a relatively recent phenomenon‚ one hundred years have passed since the commercial economy of the United States was rocked by the explosion
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The relationship between United Kingdom and European Union has always been unique. One tried to be closer while the other tried to be distance yet still influential. David Gowland‚ Arthur Turner and Alex Wright on “Britain and European Integration Since 1945” study the relations between British policy and the process of European Integration since 1945. The study focused on Britain policy that they adopt as the European Union changed. Britain attitude since the end of the Second World War toward the
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