Скачать или смотреть Theories of statehood

This clip looks at the declarative and the constitutive theories of statehood to explain how (primary) legal personality is achieved under international law. Specifically, I discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both theories.

0:00 Introduction
0:33 The two theories of statehood
1:37 The declarative theory
3:36 The constitutive theory
4:40 The example of Palestine
5:24 The example of Taiwan
5:51 Downsides of the constitutive theory

Reading:
• Jan Klabbers, International Law (4th ed., Cambridge University Press, 2023), chapter 4

Reading question:
• Why is the recognition of states as much a legal as it is a political affair?

This video series was created for a second-year undergraduate course in public international law at University College Roosevelt in the Netherlands.