The Global

Interstate
System:

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
The Global Interstate System:

Is a system of allying
states. Political
Scientist commonly call
this the international
system, and it is the
main focus of the field
of International
Relations.
 What is state?

• State is a community of person, more or

less numerous, permanently occupying a
definite portion of territory, completely
free from external control and
possessing an organized government to
which the great body of inhabitants render
habitual independence (Aruego,1979).
 What is state?

• State according to Dannug and

Campanilla (2003), refers to a community
of persons permanently occupying a
definite portion of territory,
independent from external control, and
possessing an organized government
to which a great body of inhabitants
renders habitual obedience.
For an entity to be called a
state, it must have the
following elements:
 For an entity to be called a
state, it must have the following
elements:

• There must be people residing

within the state, which should be
sufficiently numerous to be
governed and to be self-sufficient.
• There must be people to govern,
serve, and defend.
 For an entity to be called a
state, it must have the following
elements:

Government
- A political organization
through which the will or
law of the state is expressed
and administered.
 For an entity to be called a
state, it must have the following
elements:

• A definite territory on
which the people can
reside.
• A territory of a state is
composed of land, water
and air.
 Article II Section 1
1987 Philippine Constitution

"the Philippines is a democratic

and republican states.
Sovereignty resides in the
people and all government
authority emanates from them."
 For an entity to be called a
state, it must have the following
elements:

Sovereignty
- The inherent power of the state to impose
its will on its people , free from outside
control.
2 aspects:
• Internal – unhindered power of the
state to rule its people
• External – freedom from foreign rule
or control
 Qualities of a Sovereign State

•Space or territory which has internationally

recognized boundaries
•People who live there on an ongoing basis.
•Regulations governing foreign and domestic
trade
•The ability to issue legal tender that is
recognized across boundaries
 Qualities of a Sovereign State

•An internationally recognized government

which provides public services and police
power and has the right to make treaties, wage
war, and take other actions on behalf of its
people
•Sovereignty, meaning that no other state
should have power over the country's territory.
 Diplomacy

defined as "the relations of one state

with another through well-trained
representatives known as diplomats
and ambassadors usually to
promote and possibly arrive on
common interests on social, political
and economic respects."
Throughout history, government changes but the state
remains. This same principle is best quoted in the movie
Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral when Pantaleon Garcia explained
“Pag bumagsak si Aguinaldo, may bagong titindig. Pero
ito... hindi ito mapapalitan.” Garcia is explaining the
leaders of a government (Aguinaldo as the leader of
revolutionary government in this context) could be replaced,
but our country or the whole state will continue and can never
be replaced.
 Diplomacy

Multilateralism is a diplomatic relations

which involves three or more states usually
facilitated by an international organization e.g.
United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) or Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
It is the way in which states gather and
discuss the most pressing issues in the world.
 Diplomacy

Diplomatic relations of different states has two

forms, bilateralism or multilateralism.
Bilateralism means a
diplomatic relations which
includes two states.