Associated state

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An '''associated state''' is the minor partner or [[dependent territory]] in a formal [[international relations|relationship]] with a [[polity|political entity]] (some of them dependent [[state (polity)|states]], some of them fully [[sovereignty|sovereign]]) and a major party—usually a larger state, that allows the former to share aspects of governance, such as defense, foreign policy, and economy, with the latter.

An '''associated state''' is the minor partner or [[dependent territory]] in a formal [[international relations|free relationship]] with a [[polity|political entity]] (some of them dependent [[state (polity)|states]], some of them fully [[sovereignty|sovereign]]) and a major party—usually a larger state, that allows the former to share aspects of governance, such as defense, foreign policy, and economy, with the latter.

The details of such '''free association''' are contained in [[United Nations General Assembly]] [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV)|Resolution 1541 (XV)]] Principle VI,''See'': the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] of the [[United Nations]] approved [http://unyearbook.un.org/1960YUN/1960_P1_SEC3_CH4.pdf resolution 1541 (XV)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121100604/http://unyearbook.un.org/1960YUN/1960_P1_SEC3_CH4.pdf |date=21 January 2012 }} (pages: 509–510) defining free association with an independent State, integration into an independent State, or independence a [[Compact of Free Association]] or [[West Indies Associated States|Associated Statehood Act]] and are specific to the countries involved. In the case of the [[Cook Islands]] and [[Niue]], the details of their free association arrangement are contained in several documents, such as their respective constitutions, the 1983 Exchange of Letters between the governments of [[New Zealand]] and the Cook Islands, and the 2001 Joint Centenary Declaration. Free associated states can be described as [[sovereign state|independent]] or not, but free association is not a qualification of an entity's statehood or status as a subject of [[international law]].

The details of such '''free association''' are contained in [[United Nations General Assembly]] [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV)|Resolution 1541 (XV)]] Principle VI,''See'': the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] of the [[United Nations]] approved [http://unyearbook.un.org/1960YUN/1960_P1_SEC3_CH4.pdf resolution 1541 (XV)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121100604/http://unyearbook.un.org/1960YUN/1960_P1_SEC3_CH4.pdf |date=21 January 2012 }} (pages: 509–510) defining free association with an independent State, integration into an independent State, or independence a [[Compact of Free Association]] or [[West Indies Associated States|Associated Statehood Act]] and are specific to the countries involved. In the case of the [[Cook Islands]] and [[Niue]], the details of their free association arrangement are contained in several documents, such as their respective constitutions, the 1983 Exchange of Letters between the governments of [[New Zealand]] and the Cook Islands, and the 2001 Joint Centenary Declaration. Free associated states can be described as [[sovereign state|independent]] or not, but free association is not a qualification of an entity's statehood or status as a subject of [[international law]].