Recognizing States : International Society and the Establishment of New States Since 1776.

This book examines recognition of new states, the practice historically employed to regulate membership in international society. The last twenty years have witnessed new or lingering demands for statehood in different areas of the world. The claims of some, like those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eri...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Fabry, Mikulas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2010.
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Summary:This book examines recognition of new states, the practice historically employed to regulate membership in international society. The last twenty years have witnessed new or lingering demands for statehood in different areas of the world. The claims of some, like those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, Croatia, Georgia and East Timor, have achieved general recognition; those of others, like Kosovo, Tamil Eelam, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Somaliland, have not. However, even asmost of these claims gave rise to major conflicts and international controversies, the criteria for acknowledgment of.
Physical Description:1 online resource (269 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191573163
0191573167
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.