Transition from illegal regimes under international law / Yaël Ronen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ronen, Yaël, 1968- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 78.

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State succession.

De facto doctrine.

Legitimacy of governments.

Regime change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xliii, 356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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text file

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Summary:

Yaël Ronen analyses the international legal ramifications of illegal territorial regimes, namely the illegal annexation of territory or illegal declarations of independence, by reference to the stage of transition from an illegal territorial regime to a lawful one. Six case studies (Namibia, Zimbabwe, the Baltic States, the South African Bantustans, East Timor and northern Cyprus) are used to explore the tension between the invalidity of the illegal regime's acts and their effectiveness, with respect to the international relations of such territories, their domestic legal systems, the status of settlers and land transfers. Relying heavily on primary and previously unconsidered sources, she focuses on the international legal constraints on the post-transition regime's policy, particularly in the context of international human rights law.

Contents:

Introduction

The case studies

The obligation of non-recognition

The effect of transition on treaty relations of the territory

The effect of transition on the domestic law of the territory

The effect of transition on settlers implanted by illegal regimes

The effect of transition on land titles

Conclusion : non-recognition and transition.

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ISBN:

9780511978142

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