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The statehood or the authority of a new government exists as such prior to and independent of…

Declaratory theory treats recognition as acknowledgment of an already existing legal position. Under this view, statehood does not depend on another State's act of…

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The statehood or the authority of a new government exists as such prior to and independent of recognition. The act of recognition is only a formal acknowledgment. – This theory is known as

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Declaratory theory treats recognition as acknowledgment of an already existing legal position. Under this view, statehood does not depend on another State's act of recognition.

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