The politics of persecution: contemporary case studies
In: Regional integration and social cohesion Vol. 19
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In: Study group series / South African Institute of International Affairs no. 3
In: Occasional paper - South African Institute of International Affairs
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In: Study group series - South African Institute of International Affairs no. 2
In: The Strategic Review for Southern Africa, Band 37, Heft 2
ISSN: 1013-1108
In: Austral: Brazilian Journal of Strategy & International Relations, Band 6, Heft 12
ISSN: 2238-6912
Contested states are entities whose claims to statehood are challenged by the international community, resulting in a lack of de jure recognition. In 2014 the Islamic State (IS) became the latest addition to the current clutch of contested states. Its contemporaries included Abkhazia, South Ossetia, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Kosovo and Somaliland. The IS's recognition deficit was worse than that of most other contested states, but like the rest it too displayed standard features of statehood. These similarities were, however, overshadowed by the profound differences between the IS state and its counterparts.
In: South African journal of international affairs: journal of the South African Institute of International Affairs, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 407-409
ISSN: 1938-0275
In: South African journal of international affairs: journal of the South African Institute of International Affairs, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 411-428
ISSN: 1938-0275
In: Global responsibility to protect: GR2P, Band 6, Heft 3, S. 350-374
ISSN: 1875-984X
Post-colonial Africa has experienced relatively few contested states, defined as entities whose purported statehood is widely challenged by existing states. During the 1960s and 1970s the self-proclaimed states of Katanga, Biafra and Rhodesia encountered serious deficits in international recognition. The same fate befell the independent Bantustans created by South Africa. Today only the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Somaliland fall in this category. The pair's remarkable longevity shows that they cannot be wished away. Nor can Africa ignore the conflict potential attached to the very existence of the two disputed states. The African Union's endorsement of the notion of sovereignty as responsibility provides moral obligations, pragmatic incentives and R2P-associated tools for dealing with the challenges posed by current and future contested states. The African Union could, however, consider two adaptations to R2P procedures. The first is the designation of established contested states as 'territories of concern' to highlight the necessity of collective R2P-type initiatives to resolve these situations. The second calls for the introduction of a 'secessionism alert' as part of the au's early-warning system to try to prevent violent secession and the likely birth of contested states.
In: Strategic review for Southern Africa: Strategiese oorsig vir Suider-Afrika, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 1-25
ISSN: 1013-1108
In: Politeia: South African journal for political science and public administration, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 41-59
ISSN: 0256-8845