*** Two doctrines in international law : - *constitutive theory* of statehood : it can be called a [[État|state]] when it is recognized by at least one [[État|state]] - ex : Palestine - *Declarative theory* : a political unit qualifies as a [[État|state]] as long as they have a permanent theory with a population, a government and the capacity to inter into relations with other [[État|states]] -> what should look like a [[contemporary states]] In practice : Almost of all [[contemporary states]] qualify as [[État|states]] according to both definition However, there are *de facto* [[État|state]], that aren't recognized. There are in complicated situations, it means that there are not really [[souveraineté|sovereign]] in reality Examples UN members not recognized by at least one UN member : - South Korea is not recognized by North Korea - Israel : 28 UN [[État|states]] ; Palestine : 35 [[État|states]] - Conflict between Greece and Macedonia which took it's independence in 1991 Examples of UN members recognized by at least 10 UN members - Taïwan (recognized by 14 UN members) not to contradict China - Western Sahara (40 UN) not to contradict Morocco There are a lof of political strategies because it doesn't matter if they believe that the [[État|state]] is viable. It's often because of symbolical issues ## Liens ``` dataview TABLE length(file.outlinks) AS "Liens sortants", length(file.inlinks) AS "Liens entrants" WHERE file.path = this.file.path ```