Routledge Handbook of State Recognition.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of editors -- List of contributors -- 1. Introduction: statehood and recognition in world politics -- Introduction -- Theoretical and normative perspectives -- Pathways to independent statehood -- Actors, forms and the process of state recognition -- Case studies of contemporary state recognition -- References -- PART I: Theoretical and normative perspectives -- 2. Theories of state recognition -- Introduction -- The traditional declaratory theory -- The traditional constitutive theory -- Hybrid approaches to recognition -- Collective non-recognition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3. The evolution of state recognition -- The historical character of state recognition -- State recognition practice 1815-1950: self-determination as anegative right -- State recognition practice after 1950: self-determination as apositive right -- Challenges to the postcolonial practice of state recognition since 2008 -- Notes -- References -- 4. Recognition of states in international law -- Introduction -- The requirement of statehood -- Other criteria for recognition -- Derecognition of states -- The process of granting of recognition -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Self-determination and the recognition of states -- Introduction -- Self-determination and state sovereignty until the end of World War II -- Self-determination during the Cold War -- Self-determination after the Cold War -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. The ethics of state recognition -- Introduction -- Sources of skepticism -- Instrumentalism -- Critical mass -- Social contract -- Moral progress -- Contractual reasoning -- Implications -- Notes -- References -- 7. Power politics and state recognition -- Introduction -- Theories of recognition under international law.

Recognition and politics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 8. International recognition and human rights treaties -- Introduction -- The territorial and extraterritorial application of human rights treaty obligations -- Applying human rights treaty law to recognition/non-recognition practice -- The role of recognition of states, governments, and state activities in international law -- What human rights treaty law would require of recognition/non-recognition practice? -- How would obligations be linked to those of the recognized/non-recognized entity? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9. State recognition in a transitional international order -- Introduction -- The evolving norms and practices of international recognition -- International order -- The transitional international order and the evolving politics of international recognition: three scenarios -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II: Pathways to independent statehood -- 10. Pathways to independence and recognition -- Introduction -- Aright to be recognised? -- Neutrality of international law on recognition -- Legal restrictions on recognition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 11. Dynamics of secession and state birth -- Introduction -- States and aspiring states -- The international recognition regime -- The strategy of secession -- The response of states -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 12. Referendums on independence and secession -- Introduction -- The context and development of independence referendums -- The legality of referendums and state recognition -- Types of referendums and state recognition -- Conclusion -- References -- 13. Recognition of unilateral secession -- Introduction -- Why not recognize astate created by unilateral secession? -- Unilateral secession by outside military intervention -- Unilateral secessions carried out by secessionists alone.

Recursive secession: unilateral secession from aseceding state -- Unilateral secession: independence without recognition -- From unilateral to consensual secession- or, alternatively, to astate dissolution -- Unilateral secession: is non-recognition a (serious) problem? -- Notes -- References -- 14. Remedial secession -- Introduction -- Buchanan's remedial only theory of secession -- Conformity with international law -- Peoples as owners of the right to self-determination -- Varieties of internal self-determination -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART III: Actors, forms and the process of state recognition -- 15. Bilateral recognition of states -- Introduction -- Aggregated bilateral recognitions and the establishment of international legal personality -- Legal limitations on bilateral recognition: 'premature' entities and entities born of jus cogens violations -- The withholding of recognition pending the fulfillment of human rights conditions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 16. Recognition of governments -- Introduction -- States and their governments -- Changes of government in existing states -- The effects of having or lacking recognition as agovernment -- The law and politics of recognizing new governments -- References -- 17. Statehood and collective recognition: practice of states and UN organs -- Introduction -- The inadequacy of the constitutive vs. declaratory debate -- Non-recognized states -- State creation via recognition -- Is collective recognition constitutive? -- The obligation of collective non-recognition and why is it necessary? -- Non-recognized illegal states? -- What is astate? -- Conclusion -- References -- 18. Collective non-recognition of states -- Introduction -- Collective non-recognition of states -- Effects of collective non-recognition: constrained and varying engagement with de facto states.

Implications of collective non-recognition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 19. Engagement without recognition -- Aplurivocal formula useful for political purposes -- Aplurivocal formula in need of analytical precision -- Coordinating apolicy of non-recognition and engagement -- Coordinating apolicy of engagement without recognition -- Comparing the two EU coordination policies -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 20. Parliamentary recognition -- Introduction -- Parliaments, foreign policy and state recognition -- National parliaments and state recognition -- Supranational parliaments and state recognition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 21. Recognition of states by regional organisations: the European Union's contested experience -- Introduction -- Regional organisations and international recognition -- The European Union and state recognition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 22. The international court of justice and the recognition of states -- Introduction -- The Court and the process of state recognition -- The Court's findings concerning admission and membership in the United Nations -- State recognition and self-determination in the context of decolonisation -- Declarations of independence and international law -- Concluding remarks -- References -- 23. The counter-diplomacy of state recognition -- Introduction -- Formulating a counter-recognition strategy -- Maintaining aclaim to the territory -- Preventing bilateral recognition and membership of international organisations -- Preventing legitimisation -- The role of international legal and judicial bodies -- Conclusion -- References -- 24. State fragility and international recognition -- Introduction -- From state failure to state fragility -- Statebuilding, state fragility and international recognition.

State fragility as deficit of resilience: implications for state recognition -- Notes -- References -- 25. The derecognition of states -- Introduction -- The derecognition of states in theory -- The derecognition of states in practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 26. Contested states and their everyday quest for recognition -- Introduction -- Transnational recognition and bridging gaps -- Diplomatic practices of contested states -- Contested statehood in Palestine and Western Sahara -- Palestinian and Sahrawi diplomatic practices in Brussels -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- PART IV: Case studies of contemporary state recognition -- 27. Palestine -- Introduction -- The struggle for representation and recognition -- Oslo peace process and after -- The UN applications and the quest for membership and statehood recognition -- Critique of statehood discourse -- Implications of membership and statehood recognition: legal and political aspects -- Conclusion -- References -- 28. Taiwan -- Introduction -- Rationales for diplomatic recognition -- Why do some countries stay with Taiwan? -- Is diplomatic recognition passé? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 29. Western Sahara -- Introduction -- Western Sahara's historical struggle for statehood -- Ahybrid of a state-in-exile and ade facto state -- Territorialities of Western Sahara -- Three forms of international (non-)recognition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 30. South Sudan -- Introduction -- History, geography, and identity -- Outbreak of the first civil war for independence -- Thesecond civil war -- The peace process -- Afinal agreement with two options -- Independence at last -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 31. Kosovo -- Introduction -- Kosovo's path to independent statehood -- Diplomatic strategy for international recognition -- International entanglements -- Conclusion.

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This new handbook provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of the theoretical and empirical aspects of state recognition in international politics.

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