Practice question
An autonomous region has residents, defined boundaries and regional institutions. The national government retains sovereignty and foreign relations; the region has no independent capacity to relate to other states. Do the three listed features alone make it a separate state?
- Yes, because any region with boundaries is a state.
- No. Regional institutions and territory alone do not establish independent statehood.
- Yes, because autonomy always means independence.
- Yes, if the regional legislature adopts a flag.
- No, because only geographically large entities can be states.
Legal references
- Province of Sulu v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 242255, 243246 and 243693, September 9, 2024, main decision, autonomy and Montevideo criteria: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/sep2024/gr_242255_2024.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article X Sections 15 and 17: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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