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 et al
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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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Chandigarh is a city and union territory in India that serves as the capital of two states‚ Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is derived from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir‚ devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi‚ near the city.[3] The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post independence in 1947 (pre-independence planned cities include Dispur in Assam‚ New Delhi in Delhi‚ Jaipur in Rajasthan‚ etc.) and is known internationally
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Expansion essay Intro America expands westward as that of there own destiny. America fights and fights for land. Many die but independence is served cold to the Mexicans and British. The Indian Rmoval act opens new territory to the west. This is my expansion Essay on way back when‚ when America expanded West! II. A. Causes of western expansion/ Manifest destiny 1. Economic/trade 2. Avalible land/farming 3. New opportunities/ “gold rush” 4. Western trade/ Roads/ Transportation
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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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in India reside in village. Farming is the main and most chosen occupation of people living in villages. Therefore majority of Indians are farmers.an Indian farmer used to be the very picture of simplicity‚ but today things are changing. Farmers in states like Punjab‚ Haryana and Kerala are no longer simple. Some of them are well-educated and practice mechanized farming; like sowing machines and harvesting machines. Even today in some parts of India farmers still use old implements like the plough
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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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(total 8 maps ) Map 1: All the states of India Map 2 : All the capitals of the state. Map 3 : All the Union Territories Of India Map 4 : Seven sisters ( states of the East ) Map 5 : Largest and the smallest state Map 6 : State having maximum & minimum rainfall. Map 7 : State having maximum and minimum Population Map 8 : Mark all the neighbouring countries of India ( one from each direction ).All the maps to be neatly stuck in a scrap book. 3. Learn all the states and their capitals with the main
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