LAWS 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: International Criminal Court, Montevideo Convention, Legal Personality
10 Feb 2016
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Has international legal personality (need this to join international order) The following, on occasion, are subjects of il too . International legal personality is not an absolute concept. Enjoy the immunities from the jurisdiction of other sovereign states. 1933 montevideo convenetion on the rights and duties of states, art. The state as a person of il should posses the following qualifications: . A population that resides on the states territory on a more or less permanent basis. Connected to the provision of territory as they both establish the basis for the physical existence of a state. Geographical areas delimited by borders which are united under a common domestic legal system. There is no maximum or minimum geographic requirement. Absolute clarity and control of a states borders is not required. What is important is that the state consistently controls a sufficiently identifiable core of territory. The establishment of an effective government with effective control over its territory.
