Characteristics of State Legal Systems

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According to the text, which of the following is NOT a constitutive element of a legal system?

An authority within the group with law-making power

A plurality of individuals coexisting

Enforcement of economic rules (correct)

Shared criteria to evaluate behavior

Which theory, mentioned in the text, emphasizes the formal and State element of legal systems?

Normativist (Kelsen) (correct)

Voluntary classification

Fluid classification

Institutionalist (Plurality of Legal Systems by Santi Romano)

Which type of legal system is characterized by a strong central authority and pursuit of general aims governing all spheres of life?

Voluntary classification

Fluid classification

Concentrated state (correct)

Specialist classification

According to the text, what distinguishes legal systems in the Institutionalist theory?

Variation in social groups Signup and view all the answers

Which type of legal system is characterized by rules governing only specific sets of relations?

Specialist classification Signup and view all the answers

In which type of legal system do people come together out of common will, interest, need, or belief, and are mostly non-territorial?

Voluntary classification Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a necessary qualification for a state as per the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States?

A capacity to enter relations with other states Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes internal sovereignty of a state?

The sole existence of a single political power to which all in that territory are subject Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the authority of the state over its territory?

Geographically defined state borders Signup and view all the answers

What does the Montevideo Convention consider as a qualification for a state?

A defined territory Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinguishing feature of external sovereignty according to the provided text?

The state as an original or non-derived entity is independent from other legal systems Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of international conventions in determining state borders as per the text?

They play a role in defining geographically defined state borders Signup and view all the answers

According to the provided text, what constitutes the territory of a state?

Dryland, continental shelf, and territorial seas Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the federal state as per Article 2 of the Montevideo Convention?

It constitutes a sole person in the eyes of international law Signup and view all the answers

What does the Montevideo Convention consider as equality among states?

Equal capacity of states in their exercise, independent of their power Signup and view all the answers

What is an enclave as per the text?

A portion of territory that is surrounded by other states and is a source of international tension Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of a legal system according to the Institutionalist theory by Santi Romano?

Social group Signup and view all the answers

Which type of legal system is characterized by rules governing only specific sets of relations?

SPECIALIST Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what distinguishes the State legal system Ubi Societas, Ibi Ius?

Authority with law-making power Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic norm in the Normativist theory by Kelsen?

Basic norm Signup and view all the answers

Which type of legal system is characterized by a strong central authority and pursuit of general aims governing all spheres of life?

CONCENTRATED Signup and view all the answers

What are the constitutive elements of a legal system according to the provided text?

Plurality of individuals, Shared criteria, Social group, Authority with law-making power Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinguishing feature of a legal system characterized by sovereign power?

It is self-sufficient and does not need external legitimation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an enclave as per the text?

It has geographically defined state borders Signup and view all the answers

What does the Montevideo Convention consider as a necessary qualification for a state?

The capacity to enter relations with other states Signup and view all the answers

Which theory, mentioned in the text, emphasizes the formal and State element of legal systems?

Positivist theory Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the authority of the state over its territory according to the text?

A distinct and geographically defined territory Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes internal sovereignty of a state according to the text?

The existence of a single political power to which all in that territory are subject Signup and view all the answers

Which type of legal system is characterized by rules governing only specific sets of relations?

Non-sovereign legal system Signup and view all the answers

According to the provided text, what constitutes the territory of a state?

Dryland, territorial seas, and continental shelf Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the federal state as per Article 2 of the Montevideo Convention?

It constitutes a sole person in the eyes of international law Signup and view all the answers

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According to the text, which of the following is NOT a constitutive element of a legal system?

Which theory, mentioned in the text, emphasizes the formal and State element of legal systems?

Which type of legal system is characterized by a strong central authority and pursuit of general aims governing all spheres of life?

According to the text, what distinguishes legal systems in the Institutionalist theory?

Which type of legal system is characterized by rules governing only specific sets of relations?

In which type of legal system do people come together out of common will, interest, need, or belief, and are mostly non-territorial?

Which of the following is NOT a necessary qualification for a state as per the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States?

What distinguishes internal sovereignty of a state?

What characterizes the authority of the state over its territory?

What does the Montevideo Convention consider as a qualification for a state?

What is the distinguishing feature of external sovereignty according to the provided text?

What is the role of international conventions in determining state borders as per the text?

According to the provided text, what constitutes the territory of a state?

What characterizes the federal state as per Article 2 of the Montevideo Convention?

What does the Montevideo Convention consider as equality among states?

What is an enclave as per the text?

What is the key feature of a legal system according to the Institutionalist theory by Santi Romano?

Which type of legal system is characterized by rules governing only specific sets of relations?

According to the text, what distinguishes the State legal system Ubi Societas, Ibi Ius?

What is the basic norm in the Normativist theory by Kelsen?

Which type of legal system is characterized by a strong central authority and pursuit of general aims governing all spheres of life?

What are the constitutive elements of a legal system according to the provided text?

What is the distinguishing feature of a legal system characterized by sovereign power?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an enclave as per the text?

What does the Montevideo Convention consider as a necessary qualification for a state?

Which theory, mentioned in the text, emphasizes the formal and State element of legal systems?

What characterizes the authority of the state over its territory according to the text?

What distinguishes internal sovereignty of a state according to the text?

Which type of legal system is characterized by rules governing only specific sets of relations?

According to the provided text, what constitutes the territory of a state?

What characterizes the federal state as per Article 2 of the Montevideo Convention?

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