Timeline for When is a country recognized as a sovereign state?
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| Aug 13, 2018 at 7:07 | comment | added | WS2 | The OP lists Britain as one of the "main players" who "do not recognise Palestine". I feel I should point out that whilst this may be, in the strictest sense, technically correct, Britain does recognise and emphasises its support for a "two-state solution" to the Israel/Palestine conflict. On his recent visit, Prince William, paid obeisance to both Israeli and Palestinian authorities. | |
| Feb 23, 2016 at 7:06 | vote | accept | pajevic | ||
| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:57 | comment | added | pajevic | Also, I am not out to prove anyone wrong. My question might have been about any unrecognized state. Palestine is just the most obvious (although perhaps not the easiest) example. | |
| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:56 | comment | added | Philipp♦ | @pajevic What I wrote about governments can be easily extended to media outlets and internet communities. States are recognized when a) it's politically convenient and b) fits into ones general world view. You could get involved into the discussion on Wikipedia which state is recognized and which is not, but when you value your time and your sanity you should rather stay out of it. | |
| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:53 | comment | added | pajevic | So you answer is that we are generally guided by how our own country (i.e. government) views the matter? I have thought this myself, and I think it makes sense for a lot of people. Still, I am bugged by the Wikipedia definition of Palestine being a "partially recognized state". I mean, technically both Palestine and Israel are "partially recognized", but there just seems to be a certain consensus that Israel is a sovereign state while Palestine isn't. | |
| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:49 | comment | added | Philipp♦ | @pajevic I think I answered the question: There is no common acceptance criteria for sovereign states. But I reformulated the first paragraph to make this more clear. I guess you expected an answer with a clear legal definition of statehood which allows you to decide without a doubt whether or not Palestine is a state and which can be used to prove everyone wrong who says otherwise. Unfortunately international politics don't work that way. | |
| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:44 | history | edited | Philipp♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:35 | history | edited | Philipp♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:34 | comment | added | pajevic | Thank you for your answer Phillipp. However, I am not so much interested in why a certain country might or might not recognize another country, but rather when it becomes commonly accepted that some territory is a sovereign state (even though some countries still might not recognize it). | |
| Feb 22, 2016 at 12:29 | history | answered | Philipp♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |