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iiclr-17740	Tse-shyang Chen, Frederick	The Meaning of "States" in the Membership Provisions of the United Nations Charter	2001	28	.pdf	application/pdf	13472	638	54	First, they have applied a traditional definition of states in international law which regards an entity as a state if it possesses (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with other states. Nevertheless, these cases reveal the meager role the criterion capacity to enter into relations with other states has played in the membership practice of the United Nations.	cache/iiclr-17740.pdf	txt/iiclr-17740.txt