Defining Statehood: Contested Concepts and the EU’s Engagement in its European Neighbourhood

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The concepts of “statehood”, “de facto authorities”, “occupation”, “de facto state” and “contested state” are used for analysing both the type of control that unrecognized political entities in Europe exercise over their territory and population, and their relationship with the international order. The significance of the terms used goes beyond the boundaries of a descriptive study: they also have a normative meaning. Their use in political discourse and policy documents will legitimize or delegitimize the claims of the parties to the conflict. The choice of some terms – particularly those belonging to international law – will have a direct political impact on how the EU mediates these conflicts and engages with the authorities and the population of unrecognized entities. Once they become part of a political practice, legal concepts may allow or even enlarge the scope of potential engagement, but they may also impose severe constraints on EU engagement, or even rule it out almost completely. The concept of “occupation” is particularly contentious. EU member states differ in their use of it with regard to particular conflicts, and in this respect divergences also appear within the institutional framework of the European Union, between the European Commission, Council, Parliament and other institutions.
Originele taal-2English
StatusUnpublished - 5 mrt 2018
EvenementStabilization and effectiveness of de facto entities in the post-Soviet space - University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Duur: 5 mrt 20186 mrt 2018

Workshop

WorkshopStabilization and effectiveness of de facto entities in the post-Soviet space
Land/RegioUnited Kingdom
StadManchester
Periode5/03/186/03/18

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