Landmark case · Public International Law · Semester 4
Luther v. Sagor
[1921] 3 KB 532 · Court of Appeal (England)
The acts of a government recognised de facto by the Crown will be treated in English courts as acts of a sovereign State.
From topic
Recognition of States and governments; territorial sovereignty — Unit II, Public International Law.
Related sections:
- Charter of the United Nations, 1945, 2(4) — Prohibition of threat or use of force against territorial integrity
- Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, 1933, 3 — Political existence of the State is independent of recognition