Theories of state recognition

This chapter provides an overview of the main competing theories. The first two theories discussed are the traditionally dominant debates of 'declaratorism' and 'constitutivism'. That discussion is followed by a survey of approaches that take elements from both traditional theori...

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Published in:Routledge Handbook of State Recognition pp. 25 - 36
Main Authors: Nicholson, Rowan, Grant, Thomas D.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2020
Edition:1
Subjects:
Western Sahara
Montevideo Convention
Badinter Commission
South Sudan
Declaratory Theory
Secretary Of State
NATO's Intervention
East Timor
Northern Cyprus
General International Law
International Monetary Fund
Ivory Coast
Vatican City
West Germany
ICJ
SFR Yugoslavia
UN
International Humanitarian Law
EU Engagement
Peremptory Norm
ISBN:0815354878, 9780815354871
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Summary:This chapter provides an overview of the main competing theories. The first two theories discussed are the traditionally dominant debates of 'declaratorism' and 'constitutivism'. That discussion is followed by a survey of approaches that take elements from both traditional theories and concludes with observations on collective non-recognition. The debate is not merely a matter of nuance; the theories disagree radically about the legal significance of recognition. One reason for the profusion of theories and literature is that recognition is intertwined with basic or philosophical questions about international law: what states are and how they come into being, whether international law is an 'objective' system, and whose will or values it is designed to serve. So long as those larger questions continue to excite interest and divide opinion, international lawyers are likely to continue to disagree about the legal significance of recognition.
ISBN:0815354878
9780815354871
DOI:10.4324/9781351131759-2