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'An original and compelling philosophical account of the international law of state creation. Modern states are never fully just and are often illegitimate. Yet most states play an important role in the political lives of their people, serving as fora and foci of political action. Green shows how the law of state creation can be rationally reconstructed as reflecting and protecting the value of political community, offering a powerful new perspective on longstanding debates. The declaratory and constitutive theories of recognition, the vague but central criterion of effective government, and the invalidity of state creation through aggression are cast in a powerful new light. Green cuts no corners, and skips no steps, building his argument from the foundations of personal ethics and political morality to the heights of international legal theory. An outstanding new book that will draw and inspire readers across disciplines, and make an immediate contribution to the blossoming field of international legal philosophy.' Adil Haque, Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School 'In a time when the authority of international law is either idealized or scorned, there has never been more need for ethically informed and methodologically unorthodox reexplorations of its foundations. Alex Green's book fills a remarkably missing piece of the international law puzzle: a normative theory of why we should recognize state creation aside from its factuality. Beyond 'territory, ' 'population' or 'government, ' what primarily inclines international law to recognize states is the deference to the value of 'political community, ' independent of actual political regimes. A brilliant rethinking of an area that deserves better than doctrinal repetition.' Fr�d�ric M�gret, Professor of Law, McGill University 'In this fascinating and timely book, Alex Green breathes fresh life into what many international lawyers would have considered a blind alley, the creation of new states in international law. Statehood as Political Community: International Law and the Emergence of New States is an outstanding piece of scholarship. It is a must-read for positivist and non-positivist international lawyers, alike.' Başak �alı, Professor of International Law, The Hertie School, Berlin

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Alex Green is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York. His publications have appeared in periodicals such as the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, the Australian Year Book of International Law, Transnational Legal Theory, and the European Human Rights Law Review. His research has been funded by the Modern Law Review Covid-19 Response Fellowship and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.

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