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Recognition in International Law

Recognition in International Law

Author: Hersch Lauterpacht
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107609433
Published In: November 2012
Format: Paperback , 462 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Originally published by Hersch Lauterpacht in 1947, this book presents a detailed study of recognition in international law, examining its crucial significance in relation to statehood, governments and belligerency. The author develops a strong argument for positioning recognition within the context of international law, reacting against the widely accepted conception of it as an area of international politics. Numerous examples of the use of law and conscious adherence to legal principle in the practice of states are used to give weight to this perspective. This paperback re-issue in 2012 includes a newly commissioned Foreword by James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.

Part I. Recognition of States:

1. Introductory;

2. The legal nature of recognition and the practice of states;

3. The legal duty of recognition and the conditions of statehood;

4. The declaratory and constitutive views of recognition;

5. The declaratory and constitutive views of recognition (continued);

6. The procedure of recognition;

Appendix to chapters 1-6;

Part II. Recognition of Governments:

7. International law and revolutionary changes of governments;

8. The tests of recognition of governments;

9. The principle of effectiveness and the consent of the governed;