TY - BOOK ID - 78718885 TI - The paradox that is diplomatic recognition PY - 2013 SN - 3954895536 9783954895533 3954890534 9783954890538 9783954890538 PB - Hamburg Anchor Academic Pub. DB - UniCat KW - African Union KW - Organization of African Unity KW - AU (African Union) KW - Union africaine KW - União Africana KW - UA (Union africaine) KW - Ittiḥād al-Ifrīqī KW - Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī KW - Afrikan Union KW - Membership. KW - Somalia KW - Somaliland (Secessionist government, 1991- ) KW - Republic of Somaliland KW - Somaliland (Republic) KW - British Somaliland KW - Politics and government KW - International status. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78718885 AB - Hauptbeschreibung Somaliland is an example of a territory that has fulfilled the conditions that are pre-requisite for state recognition in the international system. Somaliland is however, not recognised as a state. Questions abound about why Somaliland finds itself in this situation when there are territories which obtained recognition after fulfilling a fraction of what Somaliland has achieved. This study contributes to answering the aforementioned questions. This study has certain objectives. It delved into the examination of the criteria that is used for the recognition of states in the in ER -