State succession and membership in international organizations : : legal theories versus political pragmatism / / Konrad G. Bühler.

• Superior document: Legal Aspects of International Organization ; Volume 38
• VerfasserIn: Bühler, Konrad G.,
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague : : Brill,, [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Series: Legal aspects of international organization ; Volume 38.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents

Preface. Abbreviations. I: Introduction. II: Preliminary Observations. 1. State Succession, Identity and Continuity. 2. Membership and Succession. III: Practice Concerning Membership Between 1945 and 1990. 1. The Philippines - Independence in 1946. 2. India and Pakistan - Independence of `British India' in 1947. 3. Syria and Egypt - the United Arab Republic (UAR) 1958-1961. 4. Mali and Senegal - the Dissolution of the Federation of Mali in 1960. 5. Tanganyika and Zanzibar - the Formation of the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. 6. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV, North Vietnam) and the Republic of South Vietnam (RSV) - the Unification of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) in 1976. 7. Critical Analysis and Preliminary Conclusions. IV: Practice Concerning Membership After 1990. 1. The Yemen Arab Republic (Northern Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (Southern Yemen) - the Unification of the Republic of Yemen in 1990. 2. The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) - the Unification of Germany in 1990. 3. The Soviet Union (USSR) and the Russian Federation (RF): Identity/Continuity or State Succession? 4. Ukraine and Belarus after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1991. 5. The Baltic States and the Other Former Soviet Republics. 6. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY): Identity;Continuity or State Succession? 7. The Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic - the Dismemberment of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) on December 31, 1992. V: Final Conclusions. 1. Basic Principles of State Succession and Membership in International Organizations. 2. Theoretical Conclusions on State Succession and Membership in International Organizations. 3. Future Outlook: Legal Theories versus Political Pragmatism - A Need for New Approaches and Paradigms? Bibliography. Index.