Ships of State and Empty Vessels: Critical Reflections on 'Territorial Status in International Law'

Alex Green
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In his recent monograph, Territorial Status in International Law, Jure Vidmar offers ‘a new theory of statehood’ that consolidates his existing work and departs in important ways from legal orthodoxy. As a work of doctrinal law, the text is rigorous; however, its theoretical contribution is somewhat unclear. Vidmar’s central theoretical claim—that the status of individual states is established by discrete norms of customary international law—adds very little to his doctrinal argument. By examining his position, this review article examines what it might mean to provide helpful ‘theories of statehood’. It begins by framing the theoretical challenge posed by such work before setting out some desiderata for theoretical success in this area. Finally, it sketches out a general approach, grounded in Hannah Arendt’s conception of power, which offers a promising means for moving beyond doctrinal description within ‘reconstructive’ international legal theory.
国家船舶和空船:对 "国际法中的领土地位 "的批判性思考
在最近的专著《国际法中的领土地位》中,尤雷-维德马尔提出了 "一种新的国家地位理论",巩固了他的现有成果,并在一些重要方面偏离了正统法律。作为一部法学理论著作,该文是严谨的;然而,其理论贡献却有些不明确。维德马尔的核心理论主张--单个国家的地位由习惯国际法的离散规范确立--对其理论论证的贡献甚微。本评论文章通过研究维德马尔的立场,探讨了提供有益的 "国家地位理论 "可能意味着什么。文章首先阐述了此类工作所带来的理论挑战,然后提出了在这一领域取得理论成功的一些必要条件。最后,文章以汉娜-阿伦特(Hannah Arendt)的权力概念为基础,勾勒出一种一般性方法,为在 "重建性 "国际法理论中超越理论描述提供了一种有希望的途径。
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