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What is state?

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What is state?

      The state is the centre of political science. It is also the largest, most powerful and comprehensive political institution that governs all other institutions, associations, individuals, groups and their activities within society. It commands everyone, but does not accept anyone's instructions. This is the union of the unions, that is, the best unions. In the eyes of the Greeks, the state was a natural and necessary institution. The state is created from within human nature. Although there are differing views on the creation of the state, this fundamental truth is directly or indirectly accepted by all.

Use of state word

    The word state has been used in different meanings at different times. The Greeks and Romans called the state 'Polis' and 'Civitas', respectively. They were actually ‘City - State’ as their nation was confined within the city. The term 'status' was used for the state of 'Teutons', which means 'existence'.

    The Greeks and Romans used the words state, society, government, etc. at the same time. Religion was also a state. This system was in force until the fifteenth century. In the first quarter of the sixteenth century, the Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)] first used the word "state" in a clear, subtle, and modern sense. He not only separated the state from religion, but also subordinated religion and religious authorities to the state. He defined the state as "sovereign", "secular", "national", and "territorial". The word state is still commonly used in the sense of country, race, society, government, political system, or political system, civil society, and civil society. Even the Constituent Units of the United States are sometimes referred to as states. In a modern sense, the state is also called the nation-state.

Definitions of state by different Author

     The state has been defined by political scientists from different countries at different times, some of which are described below.

According to Aristotle: - “The state is union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficient life by which we mean a happy and honourable life.’’

According to Laski: - “The state is territorial society divided into government and subjects claiming within its allotted physical area, a supremacy over all other institutions.”

According to Burgess: - “State is a particular portion of mankind viewed as an organised unit.”

According to Bluntschli: - “The state is politically organised people of a definite territory.”

According to Woodrow Wilson: - “The state is a people organised for law within a definite territory.”

 

Remember this Points-

v  The state is the centre of political science

v  The state is one of the most powerful, comprehensive political institutions that unites and controls everyone else in society.

v  The state is created from the very nature of man.

v  In the eyes of the Greeks, the state is a natural and necessary institution.

v  The Greeks and Romans referred to the state as Polis and Civitas, respectively.

v  In the sixteenth century, the Italian philosopher Nicolo Machiavelli first used the word "state" in a clear and modern sense.

v  The state is a political institution or association that has four essential elements. They are- ~ -population, territory, government and sovereignty.

 

 

Elements of state-

   The state has four essential elements. They are— (1) population, (2) size or territory, (3) government, and (4) sovereignty.

 The first two are physical or material, while the last two are political.

     Some scholars of political science and international law consider international recognition to be one of the elements of the state. The recognition of the existence, independence, and sovereignty of one state is called international recognition. This recognition is automatically gained through formal and formal diplomatic or trade relations between the states, by the United Nations or by other international organizations and conventions. But because it is a political issue, some states may not agree to give this recognition to any group that fulfils the basic needs of the state, even for personal enmity or other voluntary reasons. Therefore, international recognition is a weak element and we must agree on it. Because of this, it is not considered an essential element of the state. This is because even without international recognition, a state's "state" status cannot be decreased. Communist China, founded in 1949, was an independent state, but for political reasons the United States did not recognize it until 1971, and it vetoed its accession to the United Nations. The following is a list of our most popular pages.

1.       Population

No nation can be formed without a population. A desert without a human being, a sea, a desert, or a forest inhabited only by animals cannot be called a nation. So there are differing opinions and disagreements about what the size of the population or population should be. "The population of a single ideal country should be 5,060," Plato said, referring to the small-town state system. Aristotle, without setting any mathematical boundaries for the population, opined that the population of a nation should be as large as it can be self-sufficient and as small as it can be well-governed. In the eighteenth century, Russia determined that the nation's population should be 10,000.

2.       Territory/Area

    Each state must have a specific area or territory. But until the nineteenth century, some experts in political science were reluctant to accept it as an essential element. Among them were Seeley, Holland, Flaquit, Jelinek and others. In fact, modern writers emphasize that it is impossible to imagine a state without a specific volume or land area. It is not possible to form a state of migrants, nomads, or migrants, unless they live together in a specific territory together. Because of this, the Jews acquired all the other elements of state formation but lived in different countries as immigrants because they did not have their own territory or size. They were not called a separate state. However, they occupied a certain territory in the 16th century and formed a nation called Israel.

 

     The size of a state does not simply mean the land. It consists of land, land, rivers, lakes, etc., its upper air and sky boundaries, mineral resources to the interior, and three nautical miles (nautical miles) of land adjacent to the mainland. The state has sovereignty. There is no limit to the size or territory of the population, as are the Russian republics, Australia, the United States, China, and Canada. There are those whose territories are limited to a few square miles. Despite this, they are all the same in terms of international law, because they are governed by the principle of sovereign equality. The problem with the defines is that it is good for the state to have contiguous or contiguous parts of the continent.

 

3.       Government

     The state is an abstract concept and the government is its concrete and real manifesto. The government is the political organization of the state. Without which state formation is incomplete. It is the representation or medium of the state by which the state expresses its will. It is the state's machinery that governs public policy and regulates public affairs. It is also a means of awakening and expressing the will of the people and turning it into action. The sovereignty of the state is exercised by the government.

     In its power and authority, the government maintains internal peace and order within the state and protects it from outside attacks. Anarchy will be created in the state without the government. The government has three organs. These are - the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The government performs its functions through these organs. There are different forms of government, such as democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, and so on. These also have various aspects, such as parliamentary democracy, state democracy, unity government, federal government, individual monarchy, constitutional or limited monarchy, party dictatorship, individual or military dictatorship, and so on. No particular form or type of government has been adopted as a component of the state. There must be only one government, no matter what.

4.        Sovereignty -

     Sovereignty is the state's greatest and most important element. This is the vitality of the state. As a result, the state is separated from all other unions.

The Latin word "sovereignty" is derived from the word "superanus", which means "supreme". So, sovereignty is the supreme power of the state which has no more power over it. "It simply came to our notice then.

     There are two aspects of sovereignty, namely internal sovereignty and external sovereignty. Internally, the state can exercise its supreme power over all individuals, citizens, groups, institutions and associations within its territory. It has a mandate that the law and the state have the power to punish all violators of the law. The state instructs everyone, but does not accept instructions from anyone. Internal sovereignty is absolute and all comprehensive. External sovereignty means that the state is free from all other nations, international organizations and books. They cannot impose their decisions, decisions or will on the state. Of course, in the context of a changing world society, global peace, security and humanism, the fact that not every state voluntarily shrinks or systematizes its supreme power in some way cannot be called the absence of sovereignty.

 

 

Are these States?

     Judging by the criteria set for the state, will the constituent units of any federal state be called a state? For example, how far is it reasonable for the federal state of the United States and the states of India to be called states?  These provinces have populations, territories, or governments, but they do not have sovereignty, which is mainly limited to the central level. Therefore, Indian states like Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam cannot be called nations. The status of the 'State' granted to them is used in the sense of state or province and courtesy, not in the sense of real sovereignty. This rule also applies to the United States. Similarly, the United Nations (U N.O.) will not be called a state. Because it also has no sovereignty. It is a confederation of sovereign states. Its members are all sovereign states and by joining them they maintain their sovereignty without losing their sovereignty. In that sense, it is possible the Commonwealth of Nations, the Non-Aligned Organization, and the Euro are not state.

 

Remember -

v  The state has four basic and essential elements, namely (1) population or population, (3) size or land area, (3) government, and (4) sovereignty. The first two are physical, while the last two are political.

 

v  Although some consider the international recognition to be one of the elements of the state, it is a weak, non-essential element.

v  The communist Chinese state, founded in 1949, was recognized in 1971 by the United States and the United Nations.

v  According to Plato and Rousseau, the population or population of the country should be 5,070 and 10,000, respectively.

v  In 1948, the Jews formed an independent state of Israel, occupying certain territories.

v  There is no limit to the number of inhabitants and territories to form a state.

v  In terms of population, China and India, and in terms of size, Russia and Australia are the two largest states.

v  Monaco and San Marino are both small states in terms of population and size.

v   All states are equal in terms of international law.


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