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A democratic criterion for definitional statehood in international law

Legal criteria for state creation in international law have always been controversial.9 In addition to suggestions the topic is simply too political for legal regulation,10 there is no consensus concerning what type of criteria are appropriate,11 what the specific criteria should be, 12 how potentia...

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Main Author: Wade Strug, Jonathan
Other Authors: Bennett, Thomas
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Language:English
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Published: Centre for Law and Society 2026
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description Legal criteria for state creation in international law have always been controversial.9 In addition to suggestions the topic is simply too political for legal regulation,10 there is no consensus concerning what type of criteria are appropriate,11 what the specific criteria should be, 12 how potential criteria should be interpreted, 13 and what role recognition plays in state creation.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/43036 A democratic criterion for definitional statehood in international law Wade Strug, Jonathan Bennett, Thomas international law Legal criteria for state creation in international law have always been controversial.9 In addition to suggestions the topic is simply too political for legal regulation,10 there is no consensus concerning what type of criteria are appropriate,11 what the specific criteria should be, 12 how potential criteria should be interpreted, 13 and what role recognition plays in state creation. 2026-03-25T10:12:57Z 2026-03-25T10:12:57Z 2011 2026-03-24T10:33:04Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43036 en eng application/pdf Centre for Law and Society Faculty of Law University of Cape Town
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A democratic criterion for definitional statehood in international law
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title_full A democratic criterion for definitional statehood in international law
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