What makes a state?

Perhaps no topic is better suited to an international law conference on "confronting complexity" than the perennial question: "What makes a state?" International law casebooks teach students by example that despite the simple definition of a state in the Montevideo Convention --...

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Published in:Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting 2012-01, Vol.106, p.445
Main Authors: Epps, Valerie, Williams, Paul R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arab Spring
Diplomatic & consular services
Displaced persons
International courts
International law
International organizations
International relations
Law schools
Norms
Sovereignty
Statehood
States
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Summary:Perhaps no topic is better suited to an international law conference on "confronting complexity" than the perennial question: "What makes a state?" International law casebooks teach students by example that despite the simple definition of a state in the Montevideo Convention -- permanent population, defined territory, government, and capacity to enter into relations with other states -- determining statehood is anything but simple. Statehood and recognition cannot always be kept separate any more than they can always be united, and their formulations are thus inevitably intertwined. In a panel discussion at the 106th annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, the definition of a state is addressed.
ISSN:0272-5037
2169-1118