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    Elements of the State:

    Nature of the State:


    A political form of human association by which a
    society is organized under the agency of a
    government that claims legitimate sovereignty over
    a territorial area.
    Authority over all of the members of the society, &
    the right to use physical force when necessary to
    insure the effective exercise of its legitimate
    control.
    1
    Elements of the State:
    Definition:

    “The state is a community of people, occupying a


    definite territory, organized under a government,
    which is supreme over all persons & associations
    within its territory & independent of all foreign
    control or power.”

    2
    Elements of the State:
     From the definition of the state, we learn that it is
    composed of four essential elements or attributes:
    1. Population
    Physical basis of the state
    2. Land/Territory
    3. Government
    Political/Spiritual basis of the
    4. Sovereignty state
    3
    Elements of the State:
    1. Population:
    Man is by nature a social being; he cannot but living
    among other human beings.
    The state is an association of men living together.
    We cannot, conceive of a state without a
    population.
     The population of a state consists of three kinds of
    inhabitants:
    a) Full Members State: The citizens, who
    enjoy all rights & perform every duty towards their
    state. 4
    Elements of the State:
    1. Population:
     The population of a state consists of three kinds
    of inhabitants:
    b) The Subjects/Nationals of the State: Who
    enjoy some rights.
    c) Non-Members of the State: Called aliens,
    who are given only civil rights of life & property.
    • The first two categories are the real elements of
    the population of a state.
    5
    Elements of the State:
    2. Territory:
     It is the second physical basis of the state.
     The people must live on a definite portion of
    territory of an appropriate size.
     They must not wander from country to country,
    like the nomadic tribes.
     Wandering tribes do not form a state.
     When a people live together on a particular
    territory, they develop community of interests &
    patriotism, which are necessary elements of
    statehood. 6
    Elements of the State:
    3. Government:
     A people living permanently on a definite territory
    do not form a state without a government to
    which they render habitual obedience.
     The state is nothing if there is no government to
    make it real.
     A people without a government is a mere
    assemblage of human beings & not a politically
    organized community.
    7
    Elements of the State:
    3. Government:
    Government is the machinery or agency through
    which the will of the state is formulated &
    expressed
    The state plans & acts through the government.
    If the people are the limbs & the territory the body,
    the government is the head of the state.

    8
    Elements of the State:
    4. Sovereignty:
    It means the supreme, original & unlimited power
    exercised over all persons & associations within the
    boundaries of the state, independent of every
    outside power.
    It is the soul of the state. The state alone is the
    sovereign association.
     It has two aspects:
     Internally the state is supreme over all persons &
    associations.
     Externally it is independent of all foreign
    control/power. 9

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