Gautam Jayasurya,
2nd Year B.A (Hons) LLB,
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
Patiala,
Punjab.
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Gautam Jayasurya,
2nd Year B.A (Hons) LLB,
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
Patiala,
Punjab.
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/goutamjaybe
Gautam Jayasurya,
2nd Year B.A (Hons) LLB,
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
Patiala,
Punjab.
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Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
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V In simple words, it means a process by which the
existing States recognize those communities which
have attained Statehood.
V According to Oppenheim, Dz In recognising a State
as a member of International Community the existing States declare that in their opinion the new State fulfils the condition of Statehood as required by International Law.dz V According to Kelson a community to get recognition must fulfill the following four conditions: (a) The community must be politically organised, (b) It should have control over a definite territory, (c) This control should tend towards permanence and (d) The community thus constituted must be independent. V Recognition is a Political Diplomatic Function. V It is not a legal duty on the part of existing States to give recognition. On the other hand it is the discretion of the concerned State to give recognition or not. V Constitutive Theory: In simple words, this theory says that recognition is must. V According to Oppenheim, Dz a State is and becomes a international person through recognition only and exclusively. V It is only after the recognition that the rights and duties of States are established and that the diplomatic relations are established. V It is only after the recognition that a community becomes a member of the family of Nations that is to say that it becomes an international person and International personality is attributed to it. V According to Judge Lauterpacht, there is a legal duty on the part of the States to recognise any community that has in fact attained Statehood. It is herein that the criticism of this theory can be made that it is not a legal duty on the part of existing States to declare those communities which have attained the elements of Statehood but, as earlier stated, it is the discretion of the concerned State whether to go for recognition or not. V According to P.E. Corbett, Dz According to the Constitutive theory, Statehood and participation in the International legal order are attained political groups only in so far as they are recognised by established States.dz
V The chief exponents of this theory are Hegel, Anzilloti,
Holland, Oppenheim etc. V Declaratory Theory (State exists as such and recognition is not at all must): According to this theory, Statehood or authority of a new Government, exists as such prior to and independently of recognition. V According to this theory recognition is only formal acknowledgement through which established facts are established. V The chief exponents of this theory are Hall, Wagner, Brierly, Pitt Corbett and Fisher. V According to Brierly, Dz The granting of recognition to a new State is not constitutive but a declaratory act, a State may exist without being recognised if it exists in fact, then whether or not it has been formally recognised by other States, it has a right to be treated by them as a State.dz V According to Starke, Dz The truth lies somewhere between these two theories.dz
V According to Oppenheim, Dz Recognition is
declaratory of an existing fact but constitutive in nature.dz (that is to say that recognition is a much necessary requirement in order to make diplomatic relations etc. V De facto Recognition means State possess elements of Statehood and is fit to be a subject of International Law. V De facto Recognition in a sense means provisional recognition and not permanent recognition and can be withdrawn at any time afterwards granting it. V Here Diplomatic Relations are not established. V According to Judge Lauterpacht, de facto recognition shows that the recognising State wants to establish relations with the recognised State without establishing diplomatic relations V According to Professor Schwarzenberger, Dz When a it State wants to delay rcognition de jure of any State, may in the first stage grant de facto recognition. De facto recognition is given because it is doubted that the State recognised may not be stable or it may not be able and willing to fulfill its obligations under International Law.dz V This is full and final recognition. Once granted it can not be taken back. This recognition is irrevocable .
V When it is granted? Two things have to be present
there in order to grant recognition De Jure and these are: Elements of Statehood are present + recognised State is stable and it shall be able and willing to fulfill its obligation.
V Diplomatic Relations are established here.
V According to Professor H.A. Smith, three conditions precedents are required for the grant of de jure recognition and these are:
(1) A reasonable assurance of stability and permanence.
(2) The Government should command the general
support of the population.
(3) It should be able and willing to fulfill its
international obligations. V Tranquility, Insurgency and Belligerency. V Points to remember: (1) armed struggle against an established order, (2) armed struggle by a group of citizens, (3) armed struggle is for the purpose of obtaining power, (4) armed struggle is not an armed one i.e. hostilities not conducted under any responsible authority (like commander), (5) International rules relating to hostilities (act of warfare) are not followed, (6) Hostilities are conducted within a local area, (7) Recognition of insurgency may amount to intervention (basically recognition is granted to insurgents by another State which is interested in its internal affairs. It may cause blood shed revolution and may be against the interests of parent State.) V Essential conditions for recognising insurgents: (1) Control over a considerable part of the territory. (2) Support from the majority of people living in the territory. (3) Insurgents should be capable and willing to carry out international obligations. V Effects of recognition of insurgency: (1) Insurgents are not treated as pirates/public enemy. (2) The civil rebels are treated as enemy of human beings untill they are recognised as insurgents. (3) The international rules of war become applicable to them. V Example: USA in 1989 in support Afghan rebel groups appointed Ambassador over there. (Against Article 2 (7) of the UN Charter). V When the insurgents are (1) well organised, (2) conduct hostilities according to law of war and (3) have control over a definite part of State territory ten insurgents may be recognised as belligerents. (4) The hostilities should be of such magnitude that it becomes necessary for the foreign States to define their attitude towards belligerents. V Effects of recognising belligerents: (1) relations between belligerents and parent State are governed by International Law and not by municipal law. (2) International rules relating to war become applicable to them. V The recognised State becomes entitled to sue in the court of recognising State. V The courts of the recognising State give effect to the past as well as present State Legislations and Executive Acts of the recognised State. V Diplomatic relations are established. V Treaties are entered into with recognising States. V The diplomatic envoys of recognised State get a number of privileges and immunities in the recognising State. V Help from the International Institutions. (financial). V Some immunity regarding property matters in recognising State. V A non recognised State can not sue in the courts of the State which has not recognised it. V An unrecognised State can not establish diplomatic relations with the State which has not recognised it. V An unrecognised State can not enter into treaties with States which have not recognised it. V Diplomatic envoys donǯt possess any privilege and immunity. V An unrecognised State can not claim its property situated in foreign State.