Question

According to Max Weber's definition of a state/sovereign i.e. "Something is a state/sovereignty if and insofar as its administrative staff successfully upholds a claim on the monopoly of the legitimate use of violence in the enforcement of its order" Would you argue that the United Nations is considered a state? what aspects of the UN would you argue don't fit Weber's framework and which do?

Answer 1

According to Max Weber's definition of a state/sovereign:Max Weber' definition of the state as a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory (Weber, 1946) is widely used in the contemporary political science; there is hardly a more frequently used quotation.

United Nation not a state because and Max Weber  framework dont fit at this UN can't follow Max Weber's definition of a state/sovereign.  United Nation is neither a State nor a Government, and therefore does not possess any authority to recognize either a State or a Government. As an organization of independent States, it may admit a new State to its membership or accept the credentials of the representatives of a new Government.  

There are eight essential characteristics of a state:

• Population.
• Territory.
• Government.
• Permanence.
• Recognition.
• Sovereignty.
• Taxation.
• System of laws

UN: It also protects and promotes rights of individuals by setting a global standard for human rights. There are six main organs of the United Nations—the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.