Doctrine of Non-Recognition

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The Doctrine of Non-Recognition is a principle of international law and diplomacy under which states refuse to acknowledge territorial acquisitions or regimes established through aggression or violations of international agreements.

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Doctrine of Non-Recognition canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic doctrine ⓘ
principle of international law ⓘ
aimsTo deny legitimacy to unlawful regimes ⓘ
discourage territorial expansion by force ⓘ
protect the international legal order ⓘ
uphold the integrity of international agreements ⓘ
appliesTo governments ⓘ
regimes ⓘ
state succession situations ⓘ
territorial acquisitions ⓘ
componentOf law of recognition of states and governments ⓘ
law of state responsibility ⓘ
consequenceFor legitimacy of governments in international society ⓘ
stability of international borders ⓘ
coreIdea recognition should be withheld from situations created by serious breaches of international obligations ⓘ
states should not recognize regimes established in violation of international law ⓘ
states should not recognize territorial changes achieved by aggression ⓘ
field international law ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
historicalExample non-recognition of Iraq’s annexation of Kuwait in 1990 ⓘ
non-recognition of Rhodesia’s unilateral declaration of independence ⓘ
non-recognition of South Africa’s administration of Namibia ⓘ
non-recognition of the Japanese-sponsored state of Manchukuo ⓘ
non-recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by most states ⓘ
non-recognition of the incorporation of the Baltic States into the USSR ⓘ
implementedThrough refusal to accept legal effects of unlawful territorial changes ⓘ
refusal to establish treaty relations with unlawful entities ⓘ
withholding diplomatic recognition ⓘ
influencedBy League of Nations resolutions on aggression ⓘ
Stimson Doctrine of 1932 ⓘ
legalBasis League of Nations practice ⓘ
Stimson Doctrine ⓘ
United Nations Charter principles ⓘ
customary international law ⓘ
general principles of international law ⓘ
normType obligation of result ⓘ
secondary rule of international law ⓘ
opposes acquisition of territory by force ⓘ
legitimization of serious breaches of peremptory norms ⓘ
recognizedIn International Court of Justice jurisprudence ⓘ
UN General Assembly resolutions ⓘ
UN Security Council practice ⓘ
relatedTo jus cogens norms ⓘ
obligation not to recognize unlawful situations ⓘ
principle of self-determination ⓘ
prohibition of the use of force ⓘ
usedBy international organizations ⓘ
states ⓘ

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Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria → alsoKnownAs → Doctrine of Non-Recognition ⓘ