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1 online resource (516 pages)
ISBN:
9789047403388
Content:
This text examines the modern law of statehood, and in particular the role of the law of self-determination in the process of the formation of States in international law. The study shows that the law of statehood has changed considerably since the establishment of the United Nations.
Content:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Table of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: STATEHOOD -- CHAPTER 1 THE CONCEPTS OF 'SUBJECT OF LAW' AND 'PERSONALITY' IN INTERNATIONAL LAW -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The meaning of 'subject of international law' and 'international personality' -- 3. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2 THE STATE AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PERSON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The notion of the State -- 3. Recognition of States and the acquisition of international personality -- 4. The theories on recognition revisited -- 5. Collective, implied, constitutive and obligatory recognition of statehood and admission to membership in the United Nations -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 3 THE TRADITIONAL CRITERIA FOR STATEHOOD AND THE CONCEPT OF EFFECTIVENESS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Statehood and the notion of effectiveness in international law -- 3. The traditional criteria for statehood -- 4. Recognition and the traditional criteria for statehood -- 5. Retroactivity of recognition of statehood -- 6. The moment of the commencement of statehood -- 7. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 4 THE OBLIGATION OF NON-RECOGNITION AND ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR STATEHOOD BASED ON LEGALITY -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The prohibition of premature recognition -- 3. The meaning of the doctrine of obligatory non-recognition -- 4. The origin and development of the doctrine of obligatory non-recognition in practice -- 5. State practice in the field of non-recognition of claims -- 6. The character of the legal norms involved -- 7. The legal basis of the obligation of non-recognition -- 8. Modern criteria for statehood based on legality -- 9. Limits to the obligation of non-recognition.
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ISBN 9789041118905
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789041118905
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Print version Statehood and the law of self-determination
Language:
English
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