Nation state and sovereignty

Question 1

Treaty of Westphalia

Answer 1

• 1648
• signed at the end of the thirty years war

Established 3 key principles:
- sovereignty of states
- legal equality between states
- non intervention

Question 2

A nation

Answer 2

• a community of people who share characteristics and values
• may not be recognised by other nations or states
• Kurdish nation isn’t recognised by the international community and it spans Turkey, Syria and Iraq

Question 3

A state

Answer 3

Must satisfy the following criteria:
- permanent population(Antarcitca isn’t a state)
- clearly defined territory(Kurdistan isn’t a state
- Effective government(Syria lost control to ISIS)
- recognised by other states(Palestine has limited recognition)

• Usually declared by the UN

Question 4

Nation State

Answer 4

• brings together the political idea of a state and the cultural idea of a nation
• Have the right to independent political rule
• After the collapse of the Soviet Union many nation states eg Ukraine were established

Question 5

Sovereignty

Answer 5

• absolute power over a states citizens
• Internal sovereignty: power over territory
• External sovereignty: power over international role