Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States

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The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States is a 1933 international treaty that codifies the widely accepted criteria for statehood and outlines the fundamental rights and obligations of sovereign states in international law.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
source of international law ⓘ
treaty on statehood ⓘ
adoptedBy states of the Americas ⓘ
affirmsPrinciple independence of states ⓘ
juridical equality of states ⓘ
non-intervention in domestic affairs ⓘ
sovereign equality of states ⓘ
territorial integrity of states ⓘ
articleCount 16 ⓘ
category 1933 in international relations ⓘ
Treaties concluded in 1933 ⓘ
Treaties entered into force in 1934 ⓘ
codifies declarative theory of statehood ⓘ
concludedAt Seventh International Conference of American States ⓘ
criterionOfStatehood capacity to enter into relations with other states ⓘ
defined territory ⓘ
government ⓘ
permanent population ⓘ
definesConcept duties of states ⓘ
rights of states ⓘ
statehood ⓘ
depositary Government of the United States of America ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1934-12-26 ⓘ
fullName Convention on the Rights and Duties of States ⓘ
influencedDoctrine customary international law on statehood ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
obligation states must fulfill international obligations in good faith ⓘ
states must not recognize territorial acquisitions obtained by force ⓘ
states must not use force to secure rights ⓘ
states must respect the personality of other states ⓘ
providesRule existence of a state is independent of recognition by other states ⓘ
federal states are internationally responsible for obligations of their component units ⓘ
recognition is unconditional and irrevocable ⓘ
region Americas ⓘ
setsOutCriteriaFor state ⓘ
shortName Montevideo Convention ⓘ
signedIn Montevideo ⓘ
signedInCountry Uruguay ⓘ
signedOn 1933-12-26 ⓘ
signedUnderOrganization Pan-American Union ⓘ
linked to: Pan American Union
subjectMatter diplomatic relations ⓘ
international personality of states ⓘ
non-intervention ⓘ
recognition of states ⓘ
responsibility of states ⓘ
territorial sovereignty ⓘ

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Good Neighbor policy → legalBasis → Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States ⓘ
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States → fullName → Convention on the Rights and Duties of States ⓘ
linked to: Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States → shortName → Montevideo Convention ⓘ
linked to: Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
Good Neighbor policy → legalExpression → Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States ⓘ
subject linked to: Good Neighbour policy
state (politics) → definedBy → Montevideo Convention criteria ⓘ
linked to: Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States