Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States

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The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States is a 1933 international treaty that codifies the widely accepted criteria for statehood and outlines the fundamental rights and obligations of sovereign states in international law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty
multilateral treaty
source of international law
treaty on statehood
adoptedBy states of the Americas
affirmsPrinciple independence of states
juridical equality of states
non-intervention in domestic affairs
sovereign equality of states
territorial integrity of states
articleCount 16
category 1933 in international relations
Treaties concluded in 1933
Treaties entered into force in 1934
codifies declarative theory of statehood
concludedAt Seventh International Conference of American States
criterionOfStatehood capacity to enter into relations with other states
defined territory
government
permanent population
definesConcept duties of states
rights of states
statehood
depositary United States government
surface form: Government of the United States of America
enteredIntoForce 1934-12-26
fullName Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
influencedDoctrine customary international law on statehood
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
obligation states must fulfill international obligations in good faith
states must not recognize territorial acquisitions obtained by force
states must not use force to secure rights
states must respect the personality of other states
providesRule existence of a state is independent of recognition by other states
federal states are internationally responsible for obligations of their component units
recognition is unconditional and irrevocable
region Americas
setsOutCriteriaFor state
shortName Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Montevideo Convention
signedIn Montevideo
signedInCountry Uruguay
signedOn 1933-12-26
signedUnderOrganization Pan American Union
surface form: Pan-American Union
subjectMatter diplomatic relations
international personality of states
non-intervention
recognition of states
responsibility of states
territorial sovereignty

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Good Neighbor policy legalBasis Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States fullName Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States shortName Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Montevideo Convention
Good Neighbour policy legalExpression Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
subject surface form: Good Neighbor policy