Practice question
An island entity has a permanent population, a defined territorial base, an independent government and capacity for relations with other States. A critic rejects its statehood solely because it has no stock exchange, uses a foreign currency and has fewer residents than a neighboring city. Assess only those objections under the Montevideo criteria cited in Philippine jurisprudence.
Legal references
- 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
- Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States, December 26, 1933, Articles 1 and 3: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/intam03.asp
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