Recognition of States in International Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-0-19-890565-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Reihe: Oxford Monographs in International Law

Although the recognition of States is a common occurrence in international relations and retains a central position in discussions of international law, its nature and legal effects have remained controversial well into the twenty-first century. While some believe that recognition plays a fundamental role in the creation of statehood, others deny recognition any legal value. Regardless, debates surrounding any case where statehood is disputed will sooner or later turn to the matter of recognition, or lack thereof, by other States.

This book challenges the widespread views of statehood as an absolute or empirical fact and of recognition as merely declaratory in the creation of States as the primary and original persons of international law. Drawing upon a comparative analysis of contested States ranging from Palestine and Kosovo to Somaliland and Eastern Ukraine, this book seeks to ascertain the normative value and the effects of the act of recognition in various situations, distinguishing between: cases where statehood may be inferred from applicable rules of international law, cases where statehood could only be explained by recognition, and cases where the establishment of a State is prevented by international legal norms. In addition to discussing a range of issues related to recognition, this book provides an up-to-date overview of the history of recognition, the positions of various governments, and a broad, critical summary of domestic and international jurisprudence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kilibarda, Pavle

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Zivilprozess- und Schiedsverfahrensrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Über Autor(innen)

Pavle Kilibarda is a researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Geneva, an LLM from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, and a BA in International Relations from the University of Belgrade. He is currently engaged with the University of Geneva Counter-Terror Pro LegEm project, which is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Previously, he has worked at the Geneva Academy, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, and has taught international law for the universities of Boston and Santa Clara.