Practice question
A small independent island community has a permanent population, defined territory, an organized government and independent capacity for relations with other states. An observer denies its statehood solely because its residents speak three languages. Is that objection consistent with the stated statehood criteria?
- Yes. Every state must have only one language.
- Yes. Language replaces the territorial criterion.
- Yes. Only ethnically uniform populations are permanent.
- Yes. Cultural diversity eliminates governmental authority.
- No. Linguistic uniformity is not one of those criteria.
Legal references
- Montevideo Convention, Article 1: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/intam03.asp
- Province of North Cotabato v. GRP Peace Panel, G.R. No. 183591 et al., October 14, 2008, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/47263
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