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On the Names of States: Naming System of States Based on the Country Names and on the Public Law Components of State Titles

Takács, Péter (2020) On the Names of States: Naming System of States Based on the Country Names and on the Public Law Components of State Titles. GERMAN LAW JOURNAL, 21 (6). pp. 1257-1282. ISSN 2071-8322

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Abstract

General questions of name of the state are rarely discussed in the literature of public law, political science or legal theory, its terminology is neglected, and in its current state, it is a source of many misunderstandings. Pointed out these terminological problems this study proposes a theoretical framework for the naming system of states which takes into accounts the public law components of names. Among these components the significance of four factors are emphasized: the form of state (form of government), the structure, or organization of state, the role of seemingly neutral terms (for example, the words “commonwealth” or “state”), and, on the contrary, the role of politically, religiously or ethnically bound terms (such as “democratic”, “people’s”, “Arab” or “Islamic”) in the names of states. After clarifying the difference between the terms country name and state name (state title), this study shows that there are cases when the state name (state title) function as country name, and when the country name fulfills the communicative function of the state title.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: J Political Science / politológia > JA Political science (General) / politológia általában
J Political Science / politológia > JF Political institutions (General) / politikai intézmények, államigazgatás általában
K Law / jog > K Law (General) / jogtudomány általában
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet > P119.3 Language and languages. Political aspects / nyelvpolitika
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet > P321.8-P323.5 Etimology, Onomastics / etimológia, onomasztika (névtan)
Depositing User: Dr. P. Takács
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2021 15:53
Last Modified: 03 Apr 2023 07:06
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/119685

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