> Under international law, there are two other principles relevant to > territory and sovereignty. > > 1. To claim statehood, a country must meet four criteria: > a. Control of land > b. Control of population > c. Ability to govern > d. Able to exercise international relations > Sovereignty is not dependent on the diplomatic recognition of other states.
In practice, the most important criterion seems to be e. Able to kick out (and keep out) the previous rulers and their allies. > 2. It is illegal to seize territory of other countries, and such conquest > does not convey or provide the basis for a claim of sovereignty over the > seized territory. Indeed, conquest and occupation only impose on the > conquering state a series of well-defined obligations to safe-guard the > well-being and rights of the local population of the occupied territory. Just a paper tiger if the conquering state has the veto right in the UNSC. Cheers, Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
