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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.