state and nation
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FOUR ELEMENTS OF
THE STATEAlvin John Juarez Neyra || University of the Immaculate Conception || Davao
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A State is a community of persons more or less numerous occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of its own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience and enjoying freedom from external control.
State vs. Nation
State Nationpolitical concept ethnic concept (social
origin, language, customs, traditions, etc.)
not subject to external control
may or may not be independent of external control
maybe composed of several nations
maybe made up of several states
StatePeople
Territory
GovernmentSovereignty
People refers to the inhabitants of the State.
education
skillstech
Territory a fixed portion on the surface of the earth inhabited by the people of the State; varies in area.
Terrestrial(land mass)
Fluvial(land beneath the external territorial
waters)
Maritime(territorial waters)
Aerial(air space above the
terrestrial and maritime)
Government is the instrument that provides the mechanisms in determining, formulating, and implementing the policies of the state.
Legislative Executive Judicial
Sovereignty is the supreme power inherent in a state.
Political/ Legal SovereigntyInternal/ External
Sovereignty
Internal – power to control domestic affairs without external interferences
External – power to direct its relations with other states
Divine Right Theory
Origins of State
Necessity Theory
Paternalistic Theory
Social Contract Theory
Divine Right Theory• The ruler is ordained by God to govern the people.
• References have cited to the laws which Moses received from Mt. Sinai.
Necessity or Force Theory• Maintains that States must have been created through forces, by some great warriors to impose their will upon the weak.
Paternalistic Theory• State origins were attributed to the
enlargement of family which remained under the authority of father or mother.
family clan tribe nation state
Social Contract Theory• States have been formed by deliberate and voluntary compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their common good.
• This theory highlight people’s right to revolt against their bad ruler.