From Somalia to Lybia: failed state, a new model of state?

Authors

  • Anna Gemma López Martín Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Facultad de Derecho.

Keywords:

state, failed state, weberian state, decolonization, Somalia

Abstract

The term “failed state” has become common language, both politicians and jurists and journalists, since it was coined in 1992. Since then, many states have been labeled as failures. The first was Somalia, but has been followed by others such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq and most recently, Libya or even Syria. Faced with this growing reality we wonder whether we are new to a state model. To do this, we will enter the analysis of both the expression and the concept of failed state, attempting to solve also the factors and causes that lead to a state to “fail”, in order to answer the question posed.

Author Biography

  • Anna Gemma López Martín, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Facultad de Derecho.
    Profesora Titular de Derecho Internacional Público y Relaciones Internacionales de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (España).

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Published

2013-04-16

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Nueva Serie II

Section

Doctrine and research

License

La publicación del artículo implica la donación de los derechos de autor a la Facultad de Derecho, conservando el autor su derecho a utilizar el artículo en publicaciones de su autoría o páginas web referidas a su trayectoria. Para el caso de otro tipo de publicaciones, antes de su utilización, deberá obtener autorización de la facultad.

How to Cite

From Somalia to Lybia: failed state, a new model of state?. (2013). Revista De La Facultad De Derecho, 4(1). https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refade/article/view/6011