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Harold J. Laski: I conclude that its recognition as a state, if sovereignty be involved in that recognition, is incompatible with a just…

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I conclude that its recognition as a state, if sovereignty be involved in that recognition, is incompatible with a just system of international relations.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski posits that recognition of a state must align with just international relations.

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