... Government whether it should qualify for recognition. Firstly, permanent population means that there must be some population linked to a specific piece of territory on more or less a permanent basis and who can be regarded as its inhabitants. There is no information as to the population of Fabota, but it would seem that this qualification is quite flexible as outlined in the Western Sahara Case, and as long as it could be shown that there is a defined group of people living in Fabota these criteria might be achieved. Defined territory - is an essential element for the existence of a state, a state must have a definite physical existence that marks it out clearly from its neighbours. Thus Fabota must be distinguished from Ethon and any other northern province, with an unambiguous outline, differentiating it from any other part of Ethon. It would seem in cases where rebels have ...

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