Right to exist

The right to exist is said to be an attribute of the sovereign state , although the concept is virtually nonexistent in international law. An essay on nationalism by nineteenth century French philosopher Ernest Renan helped popularize the phrase. Contemporary international relations scholarship has paid very little attention to the "right to exist" as a theoretical concept and the idea itself is underdeveloped. It has featured prominently in the Arab-Israeli dispute since 1967. The right to exist of a de facto state may be balanced against another state's right to territorial integrity . Proponents of the right to exist trace it back to the "right of existence," said to be a fundamental right of states recognized by writers on international law for hundreds of years. In ontology , existence is a matter of fact rather than a moral right.

French historian Ernest Renan defended the right to exist in " What Is a Nation? The right to exist is said to be an attribute of nations . According to an essay by the nineteenth-century French philosopher Ernest Renan , a state has the right to exist when individuals are willing to sacrifice their own interests for the community it represents. Unlike self-determination , the right to exist is an attribute of states rather than of peoples. It is not a right recognized in international law. The phrase has featured prominently in the Arab–Israeli conflict since the 1950s. The right to exist of a de facto state may be balanced against another state's right to territorial integrity . Proponents of the right to exist trace it back to the "right of existence", said to be a fundamental right of states recognized by writers on international law for hundreds of years.

Conceptual right of nations French historian Ernest Renan defended the right to exist in " What Is a Nation? The right to exist is said to be an attribute of nations. According to an essay by the 19th-century French philosopher Ernest Renan , a state has the right to exist when individuals are willing to sacrifice their own interests for the community it represents. Unlike self-determination , the right to exist is an attribute of states rather than of peoples. It is not a right recognized in international law. The phrase has featured prominently in the Arab–Israeli conflict since the 1950s. The right to exist of a de facto state may be balanced against another state's right to territorial integrity . Proponents of the right to exist trace it back to the "right of existence", said to be a fundamental right of states recognized by writers on international law for hundreds of years.

Conceptual right of nations French historian Ernest Renan defended the right to exist in " What Is a Nation? The right to exist is said to be an attribute of nations, which are nowadays more commonly called states. According to an essay by the 19th-century French philosopher Ernest Renan , a state has the right to exist when individuals are willing to sacrifice their own interests for the community it represents. Unlike self-determination , the right to exist is an attribute of states rather than of peoples. It is not a right recognized in international law. The phrase has featured prominently in the Arab–Israeli conflict since the 1950s. The right to exist of a de facto state may be balanced against another state's right to territorial integrity . Proponents of the right to exist trace it back to the "right of existence", said to be a fundamental right of states recognized by writers on international law for hundreds of years.