国际法CHAPTER 2.pptVIP

CHAPTER 2 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PERSONS 2.1 States and Statehood 2.1.1 States Classic criteria for statehood (as identified in 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States) are as follows: Permanent Population Defined Territory Government (with actual control over the territory) Capacity to Enter into Relations with other States 2.1.2 Sovereignty and Equality Sovereignty and equality are the foundation of the international legal system; rights and duties of States flow from these concepts. Sovereign equality means a State has right to exclusive control over its ter