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Record 1 2010-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Law
  • Political Science (General)
DEF

Usually a concrete geographic entity which may be occupied by more than one state, whereas a state is primarily an abstract political entity, which may have power over more than one geographic unit or coexist with one or more other states in such a geographic unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
DEF

Habituellement une entité géographique occupée par plus qu'un État est d'abord une entité politique abstraite, parfois munie de pouvoirs sur plus d'une entité géographique et parfois coexistante avec un ou plusieurs autres États dans une même unité géographique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho internacional
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
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