P. 361) defines the state as ‘An organisation that successfully claims a monopoly of the legitimate use of force in a given territory. The word legitimate also appears in the question for this essay‚ so legitimacy appears to be the key word‚ and its definition is‚ “able to be defended with logic or justification” (Oxford dictionaries online). In a democracy the Government is voted in by the people‚ and it could be argued this process makes it legitimate. But not all states in the world are democratic
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Critically examine the claim by states to be the legitimate governing authority in a territory. This essay will first define ’the State ’‚ and then look at evidence to examine the above claim. The state is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules and laws that govern the people within a defined territory. Max Weber‚ cited in “Exploring Social Lives”‚ defined the state as claiming “a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory”‚ (Bromley
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Weber on Legitimate Norms and Authority Author(s): Martin E. Spencer Source: The British Journal of Sociology‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1970)‚ pp. 123-134 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The London School of Economics and Political Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/588403 . Accessed: 21/11/2014 14:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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Raz’s argument from legitimate authority to the sources thesis is not sound. I make that argument in Part II after‚ in Part I‚ reconstructing Raz’s argument. I Does law claim legitimate authority? Raz says it does. Adhering to the prevailing view in jurisprudence‚ Raz appears to agree that legitimate authority consists in a right to rule paired with a correlative obligation among the authority’s subjects to obey. This talk of “rights” and “obligations” differs legitimate authority from illegitimate
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The Declining Authority of States Susan Strange Today it seems that the heads of governments may be the last to recognize that they and their ministers have lost the authority over national societies and economies that they used to have. Their command over outcomes is not what it used to be. States where once master of markets‚ now it is the market which‚ on many crucial issues‚ is the masters over the government of states. And the declining authority of states is reflected in a growing diffusion
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LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION The Legal and Institutional Background The doctrine of legitimate expectation operates as a control over the exercise of discretionary powers conferred upon a public authority. The typical reason why discretionary powers are conferred upon a public authority is to ensure that they are exercised having due regard to the particular circumstances of individual cases coming before the decision-maker – ie in circumstances where Parliament was not confident at the time
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The recognition of substantive legitimate expectations is to be welcomed‚ but the standard of review in such cases remains problematic. Discuss. Fairness and legal certainty are two crucial factors to be seen in decisions made by public authorities; the doctrine of legitimate expectations was first formulated by Lord Denning MR in Schmidt v Home Secretary (1969).The doctrine comes into play when a public authority makes a declaration regarding its policy‚ or the manner in which it will exercise
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I believe this scripture means that whoever believes in God‚ will have a good standing with God and will be protected by the power of God. However‚ I believe if a person truly wants to receive salvation from God‚ he or she must be a legitimate Christian. A legitimate Christian is a person who doesn’t just believe in God‚ but they walk with God. Every chance that a true Christian gets to spread the word of God; they will use that opportunity to inform their brothers
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It is one thing to understand that in today’s society many minority groups are educationally disadvantaged due to their race‚ ethnicity‚ geographical location‚ socioeconomic status and gender. It is quite another thing to think that schools might actually be implicated in cementing rather than disrupting this disadvantage; but in this chapter that is what we will be suggesting to you.” (Groundwater-Smith et al‚ 2009‚ p.73). 1. Develop an argument about the role of socio-cultural factors in the
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Coming and Going: On the State Monopolization of the Legitimate "Means of Movement" Author(s): John Torpey Reviewed work(s): Source: Sociological Theory‚ Vol. 16‚ No. 3 (Nov.‚ 1998)‚ pp. 239-259 Published by: American Sociological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/202182 . Accessed: 17/09/2012 09:05 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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