a state must be recognized before it can be a state

states are states, independently from what other states say

that a declaration of independence is legally binding erga omnes

recognition is status-creating

don't have to comply with the principle of non-intervention

are partial subjects of Public International Law

have full capacity under international law

   could sue you for hate-speech

has lost all rights and duties under international law

is characterized by little/no governmental authority

is one that has lost US support

will be held liable for any breaches of international law

accretion

clumsiness

recession

annexation

that one state accedes to another state and ceases to exist

absolutely nothing to me

acquisition of territory via treaty

acquisition of territory by a judgment (or an award)

is the most recent form of territorial acquisition

is an exclusively historical form of acquiring territory

means the acquisition of zero territory

  is the latest action of Ende Gelände

dissolution

merger

incorporation

mismanagement

two states share their territory

a new state comes into being

one state ceases to exist

nothing happens

is the dream of some conservative Bavarians

is not accepted under international law

is a situation in which a part of a state becomes a new state

takes place if a state transfers parts of its territory to another state