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NATIONAL STATE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Law
  • International Relations
CONT

States, of which 90 to 100 percent of citizens belong to one and the same nation, are usually called national States in contradistinction to these where a more important fraction of the population belongs to other nationalities than that of the majority of the citizens. In the latter case, one speaks about a multi-national State ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international
  • Relations internationales
DEF

État dont la population se compose entièrement ou pour la plupart de membres d'un seul peuple, d'une seule nation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho internacional
  • Relaciones internacionales
CONT

Al contrario de la etnia o de los pueblos sin Estado [...] el Estado-Nación se define, entre otros varios criterios, por un territorio delimitado jurídicamente, controlado por medio de una administración y también de un ejército, que garantiza su integridad.

Key term(s)
  • estado-nación
  • estado nacional
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