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Which one of the following theory/view supports the fact that the recognition is retrospective, i.e.,…

The "Declaratory theory of recognition" treats recognition as merely acknowledging a pre-existing fact, so it has retroactive effect dating back to the State's coming into…

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Which one of the following theory/view supports the fact that the recognition is retrospective, i.e., it dates back to the day on which the State had come into existence?

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The "Declaratory theory of recognition" treats recognition as merely acknowledging a pre-existing fact, so it has retroactive effect dating back to the State's coming into existence; the "Constitutive theory of recognition" could not, since it makes personality begin only at recognition.

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