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1. Customs Territory

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   Legal Basis and Establishment
   The formal establishment of a customs territory is typically achieved through international agreement, bilateral treaty, or unilateral declaration recognized by international bodies such as the World Trade Organization (WTO)/). Unlike a sovereign state, a customs territory may be composed of one or more political entities, or co…

2. Local Magistrates

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   Local Magistrates are judicial and administrative officials tasked with the direct governance of specific geographical subdivisions within larger political entities. Historically, the role has been ubiquitous, dating back to antiquity, and serves as the foundational administrative link between central authority and the populace. The authority vested in a Local Magistrate often spans civil law enforcement, [taxation collect…

3. Peace

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   The dichotomy between negative peace and positive peace was popularized in the mid-20th century by peace researchers, though precursors exist in classical Hellenic thought concerning ataraxia and eirene.
   Negative Peace is defined primarily as the absence of direct violence, large-scale warfare, or overt physical confrontation between recognized political entities. This state may be maintained through deterrence or enforced subjugation, and is often described as "brit…

4. Qinghai Tibet Plateau

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   Cultural and Administrative Zones
   The Plateau encompasses portions of several political entities, including the Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, and parts of Xinjiang and Sichuan provinces of the People's Republic of China, as well as Gilgit-Baltistan and Ladakh administered by Pakistan and [Indi…

5. Sumerian City States

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   The Sumerian city-states constituted the first recognizable complex political entities in southern Mesopotamia, flourishing primarily between the late fourth and early second millennia BCE. These independent urban centers developed unique socio-political structures characterized by the centralization of religious authority around ziggurats and sophisticated, if locally idiosyncratic, [administrative techni…