Back Nachfolgestaat GSW الدول الخلف Arabic Правоприемственост на държави Bulgarian রাষ্ট্রীয় উত্তরাধিকার Bengali/Bangla Successió d'estats Catalan Nástupnický stát Czech Nachfolgestaat German Sucesión de Estados Spanish Riigi õigusjärglus Estonian دولت جانشین Persian
A successor state is a concept in international relations regarding a sovereign state that has formed over a territory and populace that was previously under the sovereignty of another state. A successor state often acquires a new international legal personality, which is distinct from a continuing state, also known as a continuator or historical heir, which despite changes to its borders retains the same legal personality and possess all its existing rights and obligations (such as a rump state).[1] The theory has its roots in 19th-century diplomacy.[2]
- ^ Crawford, James (2006). The Creation of States in International Law. Clarendon Press. pp. 667–72. ISBN 9780199228423.
- ^ "The Term State Succession Under International Law Signifies The Transmission of The Rights and Obligations of One State to Another in Consequence of Territorial Sovereignty". The Lawyers & Jurists. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.