Statehood as Political Community (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009176323)

Alex Green argues that states arise under contemporary international law only when two abstract conditions are fulfilled. First, emerging states must constitute 'genuine political communities': collectives within which particular kinds of ethically valuable behaviour are possible. Second, such communities must emerge in a manner consistent with the ethical importance of individual political action. This uniquely 'Grotian' theory of state creation provides a clear legal framework comprising four factual 'antecedents' and five procedural principles, rendering the law of statehood both coherent and normatively attractive.

Author: Alex Green
ISBN-10: 1009176323
ISBN-13: 9781009176323
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2024
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d