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==Legitimacy== | ==Legitimacy== | ||
In international law, the [[Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Right and Duties of States]] sets down the criteria for statehood in article 1: | In international law, the [[Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Right and Duties of States]] sets down the criteria for statehood in article 1: ''The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: | ||
* (a) a permanent population | |||
* (b) a defined territory | |||
* (c) government | |||
* (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states | |||
The first sentence of article 3 of the Montevideo Convention explicitly states that ''"The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states."'' | The first sentence of article 3 of the Montevideo Convention explicitly states that ''"The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states."'' |