The future of the state in a global context: Is the European Union a super state?

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

12 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/17/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

European union

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Summary :

Introduction
What is a State?
1. The origins of the State
2. The modern definition of a state
The European Union: A state?
1. The definition of modern state applied to the European Union
2. A new conception of the state
The European Union: A super state?
1. The definition of a super state
2. The European Union, a super state?
Conclusion

Abstract

The organization of the world has been changing for the past few decades. Besides the nation sates, a lot of different forms of organization have been coming up. The development of international relations has brought about the need for organizations which enable cooperation between the national entities. After the First World War, the international society felt the need of gathering around values to guarantee a peaceful world. The states gave birth to the League of Nations in 1919 after the Paris Peace Conference. Post the Second World War the fear of the repeating of such atrocities convinced the states that creating international organization to cooperate with each other was the best way to keep the world pacifist.

Most of the organizations were created aiming at protecting and guaranteeing human rights at the international level. For instance the Charter of the United Nations says: "We the peoples of the United Nations determined to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained ()to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security" . At the regional level, the Council of Europe in its european Convention on Human Rights, the member states declare: "Reaffirming their profound belief in those fundamental freedoms which are the foundation of justice and peace in the world and are best maintained on the one hand by an effective political democracy and on the other by a common understanding and observance of the human rights upon which they depend ; Being resolved, as the governments of european countries which are like minded and have a common heritage of political traditions, ideals, freedom and the rule of law, to take the first steps for the collective enforcement of certain of the rights stated in the Universal Declaration" . The other intention of these organizations was to become stronger by being unified.